Monkey Bread Recipe Christmas Morning - Pull-Apart Bread
๐ The Ultimate Homemade Monkey Bread for Christmas Morning ๐ Looking for the perfect Christmas morning breakfast thatโs easy, delicious, and made from scratch? This Homemade Monkey Bread is exactly what you need! Using the dough cycle of your bread machine, this recipe saves you time and effort, while delivering a soft, gooey, cinnamon-sugar masterpiece that your family will love. Itโs the ultimate holiday treat for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!
Christmas Pull-Apart Monkey Bread
Dough:
1 c warm milk
1โ4 c warm water
2 Tbs melted butter
1โ2 tsp vanilla extract
1โ4 c sugar
3 1โ4 c all-purpose flour (or 500 g fresh milled hard wheat + egg or lecithin + autolyze)
2 tsp salt
2 1โ4 tsp yeast
Brown Sugar Coating:
1 c packed brown sugar
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1โ2 c (1 stick) melted butter
Glaze:
1 1โ2 c powdered sugar
3 Tbs milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
Dough Cycle Instructions: Place ingredients for dough into bread machine bread pan in order listed. Set to dough cycle. Check your ball of dough a few minutes in to check to be sure all ingredients are incorporated and your dough looks smooth, not too sticky, wet, or dry (see video). When the dough cycle has completed in 1.5 hours, turn dough out onto counter, press out, and divide into 64 pieces (8x8). Prepare the brown sugar coating. Roll dough into balls, dip in butter, and roll in cinnamon/sugar mixture. Place each ball of dough into well-oiled bundt pan. Let rise (covered with plastic wrap) for 1-2 hours, or until the dough reaches the top of the cake pan. Bake in 350 oven for 35 minutes (lightly cover with foil about 5-10 minutes before it's done if browning). It is important to let this bake the full 35 minutes so that it is not doughy on the inside. Once removed from oven, flip over bundt pan onto a plate or foil. Do this within 5 minutes of removing from oven so it doesnโt begin to cool and stick. Prepare powdered sugar glaze, drizzle on top, and enjoy your monkey pull-apart bread!
Stand Mixer Instructions: Add ingredients to the bowl of a stand mixer and turn on to low speed. Once ingredients are incorporated, adjust your dough with a bit more flour if it is sticking to the sides and bottom on the mixer. Let knead for 6-8 minutes, cover dough, and let rise for about an hour. Turn dough out onto
counter, press out, and divide into 64 pieces (8x8). Prepare the brown
sugar coating. Roll dough into balls, dip in butter, and roll in cinnamon/sugar mixture.ย Place each ball of dough into well-oiled bundt pan. Let rise (covered with plastic wrap) for 1-2 hours, or until the dough reaches the top of the cake pan. Bake in 350 oven for 35 minutes (lightly cover with foil about 5-10 minutes before it's done if browning). It is important to let this bake the full 35 minutes so that it is not doughy on the inside. Once removed from oven, flip over bundt
pan onto a plate or foil. Do this within 5 minutes of removing from oven so it doesnโt begin to cool and stick. Prepare powdered sugar glaze, drizzle on top, and enjoy your monkey pull-apart bread!
Make ahead instructions: Once youโve coated your balls of dough in the brown sugar glaze and placed them in your bundt pan, cover with plastic wrap and put into the refrigerator for 12-18 hours.ย When youโre ready to bake the monkey bread, let come to room temperature and rise, I always allow 2.5-3 hours for this, but it depends on the temperature of your kitchen, etc. You could place in a warm oven (turn onto 350 for 1.5 minutes, then turn OFF the oven and let your bread rise in there) if you need to rush this step.ย Once risen, bake as described above. Another option is to bake ahead, and simply warm before serving. Itโs also good cooled, if youโre not worried about it being warm for breakfast! I recommend doing a test run of this recipe exactly how you plan to make this before a special occasion! This cuts down on stress!
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