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Monkey Bread
Donna

Easy Monkey Bread Recipe

Kids and adults can't resist this doughy, sweet, pull-apart dessert. This easy monkey bread recipe is one you'll want to make over and over!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 6 people
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Calories: 292

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 2 cans biscuit dough
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/8 cup ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup butter (use 1/2 cup butter if you want less)
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk

Equipment

  • deep-dish loaf pan

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Break the biscuits into small balls of dough.
  2. Roll the dough into small balls, about 3 tablespoons per ball.
  3. Grease an entire deep-dish loaf pan with butter. You can also use a bundt pan for this recipe. Cooking spray is another option for greasing the bottom and sides of the pan.
  4. Combine cinnamon and sugar in a medium bowl and stir.
  5. Roll each dough piece in the cinnamon mixture.
  6. Add a single layer of dough balls to the bottom of the pan. Then sprinkle 1/8 cup of the brown sugar over the layer, leaving the other 1/8 cup for the next layer.
  7. Continue creating another layer of dough over the first layer, and sprinkle brown sugar over the top.
  8. Depending on the size of the pan, you should have two layers of dough balls in the pan. You might have extra dough, but you don’t need it.
  9. Melt the butter and pour it over the top of the dough before baking.
  10. Sprinkle on some of the leftover cinnamon and sugar mixture.
  11. Then, bake the bread in a 350-degree oven for about 45 minutes. Check the directions for how long to cook depending on what biscuits you’re using.
  12. The monkey bread will be golden brown on the top and that’s what you want. It’s important to cook all the way through so you don’t have a doughy inside.
  13. To make the glaze, add 1/4 cup powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon milk and mix until smooth.
  14. Pour over the monkey bread before serving.