Cinnamon Monkey Bread from Scratch
Try this homemade cinnamon monkey bread recipe for your next coffee/tea party. A pull apart bread with each morsel richly coated in cinnamon sugar and then drizzled with vanilla glaze all made from scratch.
- Prep time
- 30 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 12 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 1/4 cup milk (- warm)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter (- melted)
- 1/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 envelope (7-9g) instant yeast ( - recommended (SAF Instant Gold))
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoon all-purpose cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
In a bowl, combine milk, melted butter, salt, and sugar. Mix well until sugar is dissolved. Add the eggs and whisk until well combined.
- 2
Add the flour and instant yeast and mix using a spoon or your hands until it forms a firm dough.
- 3
Turn dough in a floured surface and knead it for about 5 minutes or until it becomes smooth and elastic. Coat the dough with oil and place in a bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise for an hour or until it doubled in size.
- 4
In a bowl, combine brown sugar, white sugar, and cinnamon powder. Mix together until well blended.
- 5
Place butter in a separate bowl and melt in the microwave.
- 6
Spray or grease a 12 cup (or 10-inch) bundt pan. Set aside. Gently punch the dough down to release air bubbles.
- 7
Take a small piece of dough and roll it to a ball about 1 1/2 inch in diameter. Dip this to the butter, coating the surface completely.
- 8
Next, roll it in the cinnamon-sugar mix with a generous coating.
- 9
Drop each coated dough balls into the bundt pan. Make sure that they are evenly distributed around the pan.
- 10
Add the remaining cinnamon-sugar mix to the melted butter plus vanilla extract and mix well. Pour this mixture over the coated balls.
- 11
Bake in a preheated oven at 350F or 180C for 30 minutes or until top turns golden brown.
- 12
In a small bowl, combine powdered sugar, cream and vanilla extract. Mix well until it becomes smooth.
- 13
Remove bundt pan from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes. Turn the cake out onto a serving plate and drizzle with glaze. Serve while still warm.