make-ahead monkey bread

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Judy Sprague
Florence, KY

My son-in-laws favorite! Easy to make for me. No Sunday breakfast/bruch is without it!

(2 ratings)

Ingredients For make-ahead monkey bread

  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    cinnamon
  • 24
    frozen dough balls (one loaf--divided)
  • 1 stick
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1 Tbsp
    cinnamon

How To Make make-ahead monkey bread

  • 1
    About 8 hours before serving, or night before, combine first two ingredients in a bowl.
  • 2
    Remove 24 frozen dough balls from freezer and wet them slightly before adding to sugar/cinnamon mixture.
  • 3
    Stir to coat and dump into a bundt pan sprayed with cooking spray.
  • 4
    Melt butter and add remaining ingredients in a small bowl and pour over dough.
  • 5
    Cover with a towel and let rise 8 hours or overnight.
  • 6
    Bake 350 for about 30 minutes.
  • 7
    Place large plate on top and invert bread onto plate.
  • 8
    Let cool only long enough that you don\'t get burned - this is best when hot.
  • 9
    For dough balls: defrost one store-bought frozen bread dough loaf just until it can be cut through it with a knife (about 1 1/2 hours), then divide into 24 equal pieces and then freeze and store in ziploc bag until needed.

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