Bubble Bread (Monkey Bread) From Scratch!

Name: Bubble Bread (Monkey Bread) From Scratch!
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 For the; 1/4 cup sugar; 3 3/4 cup flour; 1 1/4 cup milk; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 cup shortening; 1 packages active dry yeast; 1 large egg; 2 tbsp melted butter; 2 tbsp light corn syrup; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup raisins; 1/2 cup maraschino cherries; 1 prepared sweet dough; 1 cup cinnamon and sugar mixture

Hannah @hjhinkle

This is a family recipe. I've seen basic recipes on here using pre-packaged dough, that were tasty, but this recipe is Amish, and over 80 Years old at least. My great grandmother used it and she passed away 6 years ago at the age of 96.It is time consuming but worth it!

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Ingredients

45 mins

10 servings

1For the
Sweet Dough Recipe Ingredients
1/4 cupsugar
3 3/4 cupflour
1 1/4 cupmilk
1/2 tspsalt
1/4 cupshortening
1 packagesactive dry yeast
1 largeegg
bubble ring ingredients
2 tbspmelted butter
2 tbsplight corn syrup
1/2 cuppacked brown sugar
1/2 cupraisins
1/2 cupmaraschino cherries
1prepared sweet dough
1 cupcinnamon and sugar mixture

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Steps

45 mins

1

combine two cups of flour and yeast in a large bowl
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warm together: milk, sugar, shortening and salt. DO NOT BOIL! Warm until shortening melts. stir constantly
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add warm liquid to flour and yeast
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add egg
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with a mixer mix on low speed for 30 seconds, then on high for 3 minute.
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by hand stir in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough
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turn out onto a slightly flowered pastry sheet, knead until smooth
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place the dough into a large bowl that has been greased, flip the dough over once so that the top side is greased also
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cover loosely and let rise until doubled approximately 2 hours
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once the dough is ready follow the next steps
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preheat oven to 400°F Fahrenheit
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mix together 2 tablespoons melted butter to tablespoons light corn syrup and 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
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spread the mixture in the bottom of a 10 inch greased tube pan
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sprinkle the raisins and cherries on top of the mixture
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roll the dough into 48 equally sized balls
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roll each ball in melted butter and then in cinnamon and sugar mixture
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arrange the dough balls in layers around the pan: let it rise briefly, until doubled.
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bake at 400°F in oven for 35 minutes
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quickly flip the bread on to a heat safe dish
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allow to completely cool before serving as sugars can cause burns to mouth