If you’ve never made monkey bread but admired it from afar, let me be the first to tell you, it’s as delicious as it looks. This was my first experience with monkey bread and I couldn’t be happier with the results.
Maybe I should have stuck with original and skipped the bananas, but what’s the fun in that? The bananas make it like a gooey caramel banana bread. But better. The doughy nuggets are easier to eat than a regular caramel roll and you feel like you’re not eating such a large portion (good luck stopping at just a few pieces though). Monkey bread may not be an American classic as of yet but it’s quickly becoming one of my favorites.
Surprisingly, I managed to squeeze a little classic cooking into this indulgent sweet breakfast bread. The base of this recipe is a basic Parker house roll recipe from “The Taste of Country Cooking” by Edna Lewis. I’m new to Lewis’s delightful Southern cooking but have enjoyed the few recipes I’ve tried so far. Her rise to cooking fame came shortly after my grandmother’s, making her part of what I consider a classic American foodies group. Paging through the recipes in her cookbook feels like taking a relaxing summertime vacation, complete with a glass of sweet tea.
Recipe: Overripe Bananas? Time For Some Chunky Monkey Bread
This basic parker house roll recipe lends itself so well to banana caramel monkey bread, I can’t imagine making it any other way. The buttery caramel layered with sweet bananas and pecans, is irresistible. This recipe may look large but you will be surprised how quickly the doughy deliciousness disappears. Serve warm with coffee or tea for a sweet start to your day. Or serve as an after dinner treat and your day will be complete.
1 package dry active yeast ¼ cup lukewarm water 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups milk 4 cups sifted flour ¾ cup cinnamon sugar (see note) 1 ½ ripe bananas ½ cup toasted pecans (optional) ¾ cup unsalted butter ½ cup brown sugar
Dissolve the yeast in the ¼ cup lukewarm water with sugar. Place butter and salt in a large mixing bowl. Heat the milk to almost boiling and pour into the bowl containing the butter mixture. Stir until all is dissolved. When lukewarm, add the flour and stir. When halfway mixed, add the dissolved yeast. Mix well, knead the dough for about 5-8 minutes until soft and springy. Place in a buttered or oiled bowl and cover. Place bowl in a warm area and allow the dough to rise until doubled in bulk. Chop the banana. Grease a 10-inch tube, bundt, or Angel Food Cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Punch down dough. Pull off pieces of dough and roll into balls about 1-inch in diameter. Place in a bowl or sheet pan. Melt ¼ cup butter. Brush or drizzle butter over dough balls and toss to coat. Roll each dough ball in cinnamon sugar. Place in the cake/tube pan in three layers of dough balls, sprinkling half the banana and pecans (if using) between layers. Combine remaining ½ cup butter, brown sugar, and remaining banana in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Heat until combined and sugar begins to dissolve. Pour over dough. Place the cake pan on a baking sheet and bake 30-35 minutes until brown and bubbly. Serve warm. Note: Cinnamon sugar can be made by combining one 1 tablespoon of cinnamon with 1 cup granulated sugar.
Chunky Monkey Banana Bread — Little Squeeze
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Banana Cinnamon Monkey Bread
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The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.Banana Monkey Bread is pull-apart bread coated with a sweet, ooey-gooey glaze and loaded with bananas. If this sounds good to you, be sure to try my Bananas Foster Pull-Apart Bread !
I have my share of monkey bread recipes from Orange Monkey Bread to Apple Fritter Monkey Bread to Savory Breakfast Monkey Bread , among others. Monkey bread is fun to eat bread that is a pull-apart bread. It is also known as monkey puzzle bread, monkey brains, sticky bread, Hungarian coffee cake, and probably a few more names that I don’t know. Whatever you call it, this bread gives you a strong banana flavor in every bite, just like a piece of banana bread !
How To Make Banana's Foster Pull Apart Monkey Bread
Bananas:You will need 3 ripe bananas for the bread dough and 3 more bananas that will be diced and layered in between the balls of bread dough.
Milk:I prefer whole milk in this recipe. You could get by with 2% or even 1% milk if that is what you have on hand. Warm it up in the microwave for 30-45 seconds to get it to warm up to 110°F.
Flour: In this recipe, you will need bread flour. Bread flour has a higher protein than other flour (above 12%). It also gives this bread a chewier texture.
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I have not tested this specific recipe using store-bought rolls like Rhodes rolls. However, if you are looking for a recipe using frozen dinner rolls, check out my 5 Ingredient Monkey Bread !
Generally, monkey bread is made in a bundt pan. But, you can definitely use a different type of pan to get the same delicious pull-apart bread, such as a casserole or 9×13 pan. A bread pan or springform pan would also work. But, the cooking times could vary when you are using a different pan. Be sure to check the middle of the bread for doneness.
Store the baked bread in the refrigerator, covered, for up to 2 days. When ready to enjoy, simply pop it in the microwave to warm it up.
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Amanda Rettke is the creator of I Am Baker, and the bestselling author of Surprise Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion – With a Little Something Extra Inside.Over the course of her 15+ year blogging adventure, she has been featured in and collaborated with the Food Network, New York Times, LA Times, Country Living Magazine, People Magazine, Epicurious, Brides, Romantic Homes, life:beautiful, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Mail, Star Tribune, The Globe and Mail, DailyCandy, YumSugar, The Knot, The Kitchn, and Parade, to name a few.
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