Monkey Bread

Confession: I have the BIGGEST sweet tooth on the face of the planet. I LOVE baking decadent desserts and pastries. To a fault. I rationalize my baking by taking portions of it to friends and neighbors. I'm sure that helps a little ... but I'm still pretty glutenous when it comes to desserts.

So, without further ado, here comes dessert post #1: Monkey Bread

Dough

• 1 1/4 C milk
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 C sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 C all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp yeast

Gooey Goodness

• 1/2 C sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 C brown sugar, packed
• 1/4 butter or margarine

Combine dough ingredients in bread machine. Use dough setting. 

Combine white sugar and cinnamon. Set aside

Once dough cycle has finished, break off pieces of the dough and roll into balls, approximately 2" in diameter. Roll the dough balls in the cinnamon and sugar mixture and place in a bunt pan. 

Bring brown sugar and butter/margarine to a boil over medium heat for one minute. Pour over dough balls in bunt pan. 

Bake at 350 F for 20-30 minutes (until bread is cooked and starts to turn golden at top). Serves 10.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 110 g

Amount Per Serving

Calories  325 Calories from Fat  76

% Daily Value*

Total Fat  8.5g 13%

Saturated Fat  5.0g 25%

Trans Fat  0.0g

Cholesterol  39mg 13%

Sodium  304mg 13%

Total Carbohydrates  54.6g 18%

Dietary Fiber  1.6g 6%

Sugars  16.3g

Protein  7.1g

Vitamin A 6% • Vitamin C 0% Calcium 5% • Iron 14%

Nutrition Grade C-

* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Nutritional Analysis

Bad points

• High in sugar
• Contains alcohol

The "alcohol" referred to is just from the vanilla extract. 

Don't you worry, there are more sweets to come.