You will love eating my Mom’s Monkey Bread—small dough balls rolled in a cinnamon sugar mixture, placed into a Bundt pan, and sprinkled with brown sugar and butter. It is the perfect breakfast treat or afternoon snack. The entire family loves the fun of pulling it apart!
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Equipment
15-cup Bundt pan or tube pan DO NOT use a smaller pan
Ingredients
2loves of Rhodes Bake-N-Serv Bread
1cupgranulated sugar
1 ½tablespoonscinnamon
1cuppacked brown sugar
1stick unsalted buttermelted
Instructions
To thaw dough, spray a 9 X 13'-inch baking pan or dish with cooking spray. Place the two frozen loaves into it. Spray a sheet of plastic wrap with cooking spray and place on top of the loaves to prevent sticking as it thaws. Place on counter to rise/thaw for 4-7 hours, until dough is about 1 inch above the edge of the pan. Timing will depend on the room temperature. Or see Note.
When ready to assemble, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Generously coat a 15-cup Bundt pan with cooking spray.
In a medium bowl, mix together the granulated sugar and cinnamon.
Cut bread loves into 1-inch pieces. Do a few slices at a time because as it continues to rise and thaw, the dough will stick together making it difficult to separate.
Using only about 4 pieces of dough at a time, toss the pieces into the cinnamon sugar mixture and coat thoroughly. It is a bit time consuming doing it this way, but it's the best way to prevent all the dough from sticking together, and it will until each piece is coated in the cinnamon sugar.
Distribute pieces evenly into prepared Bundt pan. It doesn't have to be neat, but make sure they're all arranged in an even layer, so that it bakes evenly
After you have created the bottom layer, sprinkle 4 tablespoons of cinnamon sugar over them. Sprinkle more cinnamon sugar on top of each consecutive layer until no more remains.
Sprinkle brown sugar on top of the last layer.
Spoon butter over the top.
Bake for 30-35 minutes.
Place pan on a wire rack to cool upright for 2-3 minutes.
Tip over onto a large serving plate or tray and allow to sit for an additional 2-3 minutes before removing the pan.
Notes
Note: The thawing time of the dough could be anywhere from 4-7 hours depending on the temperature of your kitchen. You could also thaw it in the refrigerator overnight for a minimum of 12 hours before assembling.