Monkey Bread Recipes
Monkey Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
4 cans refrigerated biscuits
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 1/2 sticks butter (3/4 cup)
1/2 cup white sugar
2 Tablespoons cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins (these are optional, it’s great with or without them)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9-10 inch tube pan.
2. Mix white sugar and cinnamon in a medium sized plastic bag. Cut the biscuits into halves or quarters and place six to eight biscuit pieces in the sugar cinnamon mix. Shake well.
3. Arrange pieces in the bottom of the greased pan. Continue layering until all the biscuit pieces are coated and in the pan. If you are using raisins, place them among the biscuit pieces as you are layering.
4. In a small saucepan, melt the butter with the brown sugar over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute. Pour over the layered biscuits.
5. Bake for 35 minutes. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a plate. Pull apart and enjoy!
Icing Ingredients:
1/2 pound cream cheese
1/2 pound butter
1 pound powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Directions:
1.Allow cream cheese and butter to get to room temperature.
2. Beat butter and cream cheese together in a large bowl with a mixer.
3. Slowly add in the pound of powdered sugar.
4. After all the powdered sugar is added mix for 12 minutes (do not mix less than that).
5. When almost done, add in the extract and lemon juice.
Neiman Marcus Monkey Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
1 1/2 compressed yeast cakes
1 cup milk
4 Tablespoons sugar
1 Tablespoon salt
1/2 cup butter, melted plus melted butter for dipping
3 1/2 cups flour, sifted
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Place milk in heavy bottomed pan on low heat. Stir occasionally until small bubbles appear around the edges of the pan and milk is just hot (do not boil).Remove from heat; let cool slightly.
3. Place yeast and scalded milk in a large bowl. When yeast is dissolved, stir in sugar, salt and butter. Add flour; beat well.
4. Cover and allow dough to rise to almost double (approximately 45 minutes).
5. After dough has risen, turn out onto lightly floured work surface. Punch down and roll out to 1/4 inch thickness.
6. Cut into 2″ diamond shaped pieces. Dip each piece in melted butter.
7. Arrange the pieces in a 4″ pie pan, 4 or 5 overlapping pieces per loaf. Allow to rise for 1/2 hour.
8. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until brown. Remove from oven and brush with more of the melted butter.