How to Make Monkey Bread


Before we learn how to make monkey bread, you'll need to prepare a batch of dough with this white bread dough recipe or use store bought bread dough. Monkey bread gets its name for the fact that you just pull off pieces of the bread.  It is also know as pull apart bread. You can make a cinnamon sugar mixture which is the most common or an herb monkey bread that is more savory and goes great with dinner.




Easy Monkey Bread Recipe

Once your bread dough has risen, take off small pieces and roll into balls. Prepare your dipping mixture in small bowls. Dip balls of dough into mixture and place in pan. Its that easy and so fun to pick apart when you are eating it.

It is usually baked in a springform pan so you can invert it and place the whole thing on a serving plate.

baked monkey bread

Cinnamon Monkey Bread

1 bowl -melted butter
1 bowl -mix together cinnamon and sugar

Dip a ball of dough into your butter and roll in the cinnamon mixture. Place in the bottom of a springform pan. Continue with your dough until your pan is filled. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes until golden brown.

monkey bread dipping butter

monkey bread in pan

monkey bread recipes


Herb Monkey Bread

To make herb monkey bread. Melt butter in one bowl and add spices and herbs such as oregano or Italian seasoning in another bowl. Dip ball in butter and roll in herb mixture. Place in pan and bake.



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