Monkey Bread

Monkey Bread is perfect if you’re looking to get a cinnamony, hands on experience. This bread is so airy and elastic, and the glaze makes it a cinnamon sugary paradise. Every part of this bread is homemade and tastes like Autumn to me. A secret ingredient which amps up the flavour is a hint of cardamom, just a little makes a powerful mark on the bread. I like to break this recipe down into three steps; the dough, the sugar coat, and glaze. I often think of these as a much healthier and tastier version of munchkins. This initiates our inner monkey instincts as the only way to eat this dessert is to pick apart the bread. With this monkey bread you get the best of cinnamon rolls; the gooey and cinnamon part all in one bite. This bread disappears so quickly that I was forced to be greedy like a monkey!

Bread Dough Ingredients

• 4 3⁄4 cups flour
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter+3 tbsp for coating/pan
• 1 1⁄2 tsp vanilla essence
• 1⁄2 cup sugar plus 2 tbsp
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup hot milk
• 1 1⁄2 tsp instant yeast

Cinnamon Sugar Coating Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp cinnamon
• 1⁄4-1⁄2 tsp cardamom

Brown Butter Sugar Glaze Ingredients:

• 7 tbsp melted unsalted butter
• 2 1⁄2 tbsp cinnamon sugar
• 1⁄3 cup light brown sugar

Bread Dough

1. Whisk the 4 cups of flour, sugar, and yeast in a stand mixer
2. Make a well and pour milk, vanilla, beaten eggs, and 4 tbsp melted butter
3. Beat with dough hook for 3 minutes medium speed
4. Then add remaining 3⁄4 cup flour and beat for 10 minutes till tacky but shouldn’t stick to fingers
5. Transfer to buttered bowl, cover, and leave in warm place to rise for 50 minutes
   For cinnamon sugar; whisk sugar, cinnamon, and cardamom. Set aside.

Assembly in pan

1. Brush pastry mat with butter and coat with couple tbsp of cinnamon sugar
2. Use 1⁄2 tbsp of butter to coat bundt pan-any shape pan
3. Take out bowl and coat top with melted butter
4. Flip dough out with buttered top at the bottom, and spread dough in large rectangle
5. Coat top of dough generously with butter and sprinkle with lots of cinnamon sugar
6. Use sharp knife to cut dough into small squares, like shown in video
7. Roll into balls, coat in sugar once again and squeeze all balls in bundt pan, let rise for 15 minutes

Glaze and Baking

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Pour melted butter and sugar into small pan over medium heat
3. Whisk slowly until lighter in color and bubbles start popping
4. Pour glaze on top of balls and bake for 35 minutes
5. Let cool for 15 minutes after baking, invert, and enjoy!