Monkey Bread
Growing up in my household, there were a few recipes that my dad would make with us kids on a regular basis. Monkey Bread was always a Sunday morning favorite. It really helps to have some extra hands around when it comes to all the cutting and coating in sugar that is required. I think this recipe is the single reason why you could always find a 4 pack of Pillsbury biscuits in the fridge growing up.
I made this when Hubby’s siblings were in town and we all enjoyed the sugary sweetness just as much as I remember from my childhood. I later found out that my younger siblings back home made it that day as well since I had to call home to get the recipe.
Since this was the first time I’ve made Monkey Bread without the help of my Dad, I did overcook the syrup a bit. It caramelized more than it should. You really want it to be a gooey sticky mess gooing out of the bread. But even the more caramelized version was delicious.
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Monkey Bread – recipe from my Dad – no idea where it originally comes from
4 cans Pillsbury biscuit (get the kind that come in a 4 pack, the small ones, not the Grands)
Sugar coating:
2/3 brown sugar – I was running low on brown sugar, so I used 1/3 cup white and 1/3 cup brown
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Syrup topping:
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 Tbsp cinnamon
Preheat oven to 350. Spray your angel food cake or bundt pan.
Mix the sugar coating in a ziplock bag (feel free to add more cinnamon and/or sugar if you run out during the coating process). Cut the biscuits into 4 (kitchen shears work great for this). Drop the biscuit pieces into the ziplock bag and shake to coat. Drop coated biscuit pieces into the prepared pan.
Bring syrup ingredients to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, then pour over biscuit pieces. Bake for 35 minutes.
Turn over onto plate and serve while hot.
I am Jen the Beantown Baker. Engineer by day and baking maven by night. Hubby serves as my #1 fan and official taste tester. We got hitched back in 2006. Barefoot. In the sand. With the waves crashing behind us. It was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. 
Now Iìm going to study well your recipe….thanks, Flavia
I read this while eating a bagel from the same recipe (with molasses even, because I’m out of barley malt syrup)! I love these bagels so, so much. I usually just eat them with butter on one side and cream cheese on the other, but the chocolate peanut butter banana combo sounds amazing.
Wow, I’d never think to make my own bagels. They sounds (and look) incredible!
Jen, these bagels look gorgeous! I’ve only attempted homemade bagels once, and they were a major fail. I must redeem myself, and this sounds like the perfect recipe with which to do it.
Wow, these look fantastic! You never cease to amaze me with your baking skills!
What a great accomplishment. These look wonderful!
looks so delicious!
have a great time,
Paula
They are so cute! I have never thought to make my own bagels. . . it’s a little intimidating!
So puffy and cute! Bagels are something I would like to try to make at home too. I have definitely seen the barley malt syrup at WF.
They look beautiful!! I remember making bagels once with my mom way back in the day, it was fun but I do remember it taking a long time. I’d lvoe to try it out again now! This recipe sounds great!
I read in The Bread Baker’s Apprentice that if you can’t find malt syrup, just leave it out. Most bread flours contain some of it anyway 🙂 I didn’t have any, so left it out for my kaiser rolls – still tasted wonderful
Those look great! I really want to make bagels as well, hopefully I can try soon!