Description
A delicious and gooey cinnamon monkey bread packed with flavors and perfect for sharing!
Ingredients
Scale
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ¼ cups warm milk (about 105–110 degrees F)
- 1 packet active dry yeast (2 ¼ teaspoons)
- 1 large egg (at room temperature)
- ¼ cup salted butter (melted)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 4 ½ cups sifted all purpose flour (properly measured)
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons salted butter
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, whisk together sugar, warm milk, and yeast. Let sit for 5 minutes.
- Add egg, melted butter, salt, and flour. Mix on low speed until combined, then increase speed to medium and mix until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl, about 2 minutes.
- Continue to mix the dough in the mixer for another 5-10 minutes.
- Lightly grease a clean bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Place the dough in the bowl and cover with a clean towel.
- Let dough rise for about 1 ½- 2 hours, or until doubled in size.
- Grease a large bundt pan with nonstick spray.
- For the coating: In a shallow bowl, mix together the sugar and cinnamon.
- After the dough has risen, punch it down to release the air.
- Working one at a time, shape a small amount of dough into about a 1-inch ball.
- Roll each ball of dough into the cinnamon sugar mixture then place it into the prepared bundt pan until all dough is used.
- Pour any remaining cinnamon sugar on top of the dough in the bundt pan.
- Cover the pan with a clean kitchen towel and let the dough rest for 20 minutes.
- Make sure your oven rack is on the lowest setting to prevent the top of the monkey bread from burning. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the sauce: Melt butter in a small sauce pan over low heat.
- Whisk in brown sugar and vanilla extract until the sugar dissolves.
- Remove from heat and pour on top of the monkey bread in the bundt pan.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until golden brown on top. Cover loosely with foil during baking if the top starts to brown too quickly.
- Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then flip onto a large serving plate.
- Make the icing: Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla to a small bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Pour over the top of the monkey bread.
Notes
- Ensure the milk is warm, not hot, to activate the yeast effectively.
- You can adjust the amount of sugar in the coating based on your preference for sweetness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 35mg