Sunday, September 30, 2012

Monkey Bread 101



So I have this cousin whose name I will not share, (initials are K.W.), who messaged me asking how to make Monkey Bread.

 While I thought everyone knew how to make this , it seems she did not know, even said I could laugh at her for not knowing!

Well now, I wouldn't do that but I did tell said cousin that I would make a post about it and she could then no longer be ridiculed for not knowing how to making Monkey Bread!

Okay so maybe she isn't exactly being "ridiculed" for not making Monkey Bread but for dramatic effect, let's all agree now that happened!!! LOL!


So for K.W., I proudly present:


Monkey Bread 101

4 cans, 10 count each, "whomp" biscuits
 (We call them Whomp Biscuits because you have to whomp the cans to get them to open!)
1 cup granulated sugar
2 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 stick of butter, melted
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 gallon sized ziploc bag
1 Bundt pan
Non-stick spray

1st thing you are going to do is cut your biscuits into 4 pieces and place into a bowl. I use a clean pair of kitchen shears for this, much quicker!

Here is the biscuits I used


Here they are all cut up and in the bowl

Now put the white sugar and the cinnamon into the ziploc bag


Add the biscuit pieces a few at a time and shake to coat. Only do about 8 or so at a time or they will stick to each other and not get all that wonderful sugar all over them. You want that, trust me, you do!!

Spray your Bundt pan with the non-stick spray. Spray it GOOD! Be sure you get around the part that sticks up in the middle too.


The next step is to take the pieces out of the bag and start layering them into the Bundt pan. Just shake them to coat and throw them in. Continue until you have all the pieces coated. This step takes a bit of time.
When you get to the last pieces you can sprinkle the left over sugar cinnamon from the bag over the pan too if you'd like. Don't have to but I do. I mean what's more sugar going to hurt at this point?


Now you take your melted stick of butter and the 3/4 cup of packed brown sugar and place it in the same bowl you had the biscuit pieces in. (No sense in dirtying up another bowl) and mix it up together. It will be grainy but that's how you want it.


Pour over the biscuits in the bundt pan. Be sure to pour it evenly over. Scrape the bowl to get all that sugary goodness out!


Bake at 350F for 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let it stand 5 minutes then place a plate over the pan and flip the Monkey Bread out onto the plate! Be sure your plate is bigger than the bundt pan or has a lip because the caramel like stuff inside will run off the plate if not contained.

Fresh out of the oven:


And On the Plate!
Look at how the light catches the glaze!! Beautiful Deliciousness!!


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