Monkey Bread
This Monkey Bread recipe is NOT the sugar cinnamon sweet kind. The flavor of this bread is similar to King's Hawaiian Rolls with its hint of sweetness but it's baked into a Pull-Apart Monkey Bread. Golden brown outside and pillowy soft inside.
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Servings: 20 servings
Calories: 307kcal
Ingredients
- 2 pkgs active dry yeast
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup lukewarm water
- 1 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp salt
Directions
- Dissolve yeast in lukewarm water.
- Melt shortening in boiling water to which salt and sugar has been added; cool.
- Add eggs, yeast mixture, and flour. Beat gradually with stand mixer using dough hook attachment.
- Let rise until doubled in bulk.
- Knead down and pinch off into tiny balls. Dip each ball into melted butter. Drop in tube pans or Bundt pans. Pour remaining butter over balls in pan.
- Let rise until doubled. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Notes
Makes two pans of monkey bread.
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 grams | Calories: 307 kcal | Carbohydrates: 36 g | Protein: 5 g | Fat: 16 g | Saturated Fat: 4 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 16 mg | Sodium: 180 mg | Potassium: 56 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 8 g | Vitamin A: 235 IU | Vitamin C: 0.01 mg | Calcium: 10 mg | Iron: 2 mg
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