Monkey Bread (Cinnamon Bread Bites)

Name: Monkey Bread (Cinnamon Bread Bites)
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1/2 cup Warm Milk; 1-2 teaspoons Dry Yeast *1 teaspoon takes longer time to proof; 1 & 3/4 cups Bread Flour *and extra for kneading; 2 tablespoons Caster Sugar *You don’t need more than this; 1/2 teaspoon Salt; 1 Egg *lightly whisked; 20 g Butter *melted; tin Note: You need extra Butter to grease cake; 40 g Butter *melted; 1/4 cup Caster Sugar; 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon; Extra 20g Butter; 2 tablespoons Brown Sugar; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

When I spent a year in Alabama in the US nearly 30 years ago, I came across many delicious foods. ‘Monkey Bread’ is one of them. I tried to make it using my ‘Basic Sweet Bread Dough’, which amount is perfect for my family. If you have never heard of ‘Monkey Bread’, try it once. You will fall in love with it.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

4 to 6 servings

Basic Sweet Bread Dough
1/2 cupWarm Milk
1-2 teaspoonsDry Yeast *1 teaspoon takes longer time to proof
1& 3/4 cups Bread Flour *and extra for kneading
2 tablespoonsCaster Sugar *You don’t need more than this
1/2 teaspoonSalt
1Egg *lightly whisked
20 gButter *melted
tinNote: You need extra Butter to grease cake
Coating
40 gButter *melted
1/4 cupCaster Sugar
1 teaspoonGround Cinnamon
Extra 20g Butter
2 tablespoonsBrown Sugar
1 teaspoonVanilla Extract

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Steps

1

Make Basic Sweet Bread Dough. Place Warm Milk and Dry Yeast in a bowl, mix gently and set aside.
2

Combine Bread Flour, Sugar and Salt in a large bowl. Make a well in the centre and pour in the yeast mixture, Egg and Butter. Mix well to form a soft dough. Knead for 2 to 3 minutes, gradually adding extra Flour as required, until smooth and elastic.
3

Cover with a plate or plastic wrap, and set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
4

Grease a ring cake tin or bundt cake tin with Butter.
5

Place 40g Butter in a bowl (or a small saucepan) and melt it. In another bowl combine Caster Sugar and Ground Cinnamon.
6

Divide the dough and form lots of small 2cm size balls. Coat with melted Butter, then Cinnamon and Sugar mixture, and place in the prepared cake tin evenly. Set aside in a warm place for 1/2 hour. *Note: Save the leftover melted Butter.
7

Preheat oven to 180℃.
8

You probably have some leftover melted Butter. Add extra 20g Butter and melt it. Add Brown Sugar and Vanilla Extract, and mix well. Drizzle the mixture over the dough.
9

Bake for 40 minutes on a lower rack. When the top gets too dark, cover with a sheet of foil. Allow to stand in the tin for 5 to 10 minutes, then transfer to a serving plate.