Monkey Bread from scratch

Step 1

In a small bowl, add in the yeast, warm water, and the 1 teaspoon of sugar. Let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes until foamy.

Step 2

In a medium saucepan, add in the butter and milk. Place over medium heat until bubbles form around the edges of the pan and the butter is completely melted.

Step 3

Add the yeast mixture and milk mixture into a stand mixer bowl fitted with a dough hook.

Step 4

Add the remaining sugar and whisk to combine.

Step 5

Add in 5 cups of bread flour and knead until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a smooth ball of dough.

Step 6

Drizzle the vegetable oil on top of the dough. Roll the dough in the bowl until it's completely coated with vegetable oil.

Step 7

Cover with a tea towel and place into a warm place to rise. I like to set my oven to 200 degrees and sit the bowl in the back center of the stovetop.

Step 8

Once the dough has doubled, punch it down.

Step 9

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray your bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside and make the topping to go into the bundt pan.

Step 10

In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add in the butter and brown sugar. Let the butter melt while stirring occasionally.

Step 11

Once the butter is melted, pour the topping into the prepared bundt pan.

Step 12

In a medium bowl, add the sugar and ground cinnamon. Stir to combine. Set aside.

Step 13

Dust a clean work surface with 1/4 cup of flour.

Step 14

Roll the dough out to a 1-inch thickness.

Step 15

Cut the dough into 1-inch squares. They don't need to be perfect!

Step 16

Roll the 1-inch squares in the cinnamon and sugar. I usually do about 15 pieces at a time.

Step 17

Add the cinnamon and sugar-coated dough into the bundt pan.

Step 18

Once the dough is all coated and placed into the bundt pan, cover with a tea towel and let rise for 30 minutes.

Step 19

Place into the preheated oven and bake for 50 minutes. If the dough gets too brown on top, loosely place a piece of tin foil on top of the dough.

Step 20

Remove from the oven and let rest for no longer than 5 minutes.

Step 21

Place a platter with a lifted edge on top of the bundt pan and flip it so the platter is sitting on the counter.

Step 22

Work the monkey bread out of the pan by first lifting one side of the pan and then the other side.

Step 23

Let cool and serve up!