Monkey Bread

… orange flavoured, with orange glaze and lots of cranberries!

• CourseDessert
• CuisineAmerican
• MealBreakfast, Brunch

Servings	Prep Time
8servings	90minutes

Cook Time

35minutes

Servings Prep Time 8servings 90minutes

Cook Time 35minutes

Ingredients

Monkey bread dough ingredients

• 275gMilk
• 7gDry yeast
• 90gHoney
• 60gOrange juice(1 orange yield about 80 grams)
• 350gWheat flour
• 120gWhole wheat flour
• 30gButtermelted
• 5gTable salt

Monkey bread coatings ingredients

• 150gGranulated sugar
• 12gOrange zest(1 orange yield about 12 grams)
• 45gMilk
• 30gButtermelted
• 55gDried cranberries

Monkey bread glaze ingredients

• 15gOrange juice
• 60gPowdered sugar

Instructions

Preparing the Monkey bread dough

1. Warm the milk a little and check it with your finger – it should not be hot, just warm
2. Put the milk in the bowl of the stand mixer and add the yeast, then wait for about 5 minutes
3. Then add the orange juice and the honey and stir to combine
4. Add the regular wheat flour, the whole wheat flour and the salt
5. Warm gently the butter in the microwave (about 30 seconds) and add it in the bowl, then stir until the dough starts to form
6. Attach the dough hook accessory to the stand mixer and set the bowl in it’s place
7. Knead for 5-7 minutes on medium speed, until the dough gets smooth. If it gets too stiff slowly add 1 teaspoon of water at a time until it gets right
8. Spray or grease a larger bowl and place the dough in, then cover with plastic wrap and let it rise for an hour or until it’s double in size

Coating the Monkey bread dough bits

1. Mix the granulated sugar with the orange zest together in a small bowl
2. Mix the milk and butter in another bowl and gently warm the mixture in microwave to melt the butter for about 30 seconds
3. Lightly grease a large bundt pan (or spray it with cooking spray)
4. Tear off pieces of dough and roll them into balls. These should be about the dimension of an egg
5. Dip each dough ball first in the milk-butter mixture then in the orange-sugar mixture and place it in the greased bundt pan until they form a layer
6. Throw in some cranberries and distribute them evenly over the dough layer
7. Add another dipped dough balls layer, sprinkle more cranberries and so on until the dough and cranberries finishes
8. Pout in the remaining butter mixture evenly over the dough in the bundt pan
9. Cover the bundt pan with plastic wrap and let it rise for about an hour or until its volume dubles

Baking the Monkey Bread

1. Preheat the oven to 180 celsius / 350 fahrenheit degrees
2. Bake the Monkey Bread 30-35 minutes or until the colour turns light brown

Glazing the Monkey Bread

1. In a small bowl whisk together the powdered sugar and orange juice until it forms a creamy consistency; add a little powdered sugar or orange juice to adjust it if needed
2. Let the Monkey Bread cool for about 5 minutes after baking then place the plate over the bundt pan upside-down
3. Carefully turn over the Monkey Bread to the plate and remove the bundt pan
4. Spread the orange-sugar glaze evenly over the Monkey Bread and serve immediately – the Monkey Bread is best served warm!