America's Test Kitchen Monkey Bread Recipe

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America's Test Kitchen Monkey Bread
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
616
Calories
Total time
32
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. For the Dough: Adjust oven rack to medium-low position and heat oven to 200 degrees. When oven reaches 200 degrees, turn it off. Butter Bundt pan with 2 tablespoons softened butter. Set aside.
  2. In large measuring cup, mix together milk, water, melted butter, sugar, and yeast. Mix flour and salt in standing mixer fitted with dough hook, (see below for making Monkey Bread without a mixer). Turn machine to low and slowly add milk mixture. After dough comes together, increase speed to medium and mix until dough is shiny and smooth, 6 to 7 minutes. Turn dough onto lightly floured counter and knead briefly to form smooth, round ball. Coat large bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Place dough in bowl and coat surface of dough with cooking spray. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in warm oven until dough doubles in size, 50 to 60 minutes.
  3. For the Sugar Coating: While dough is rising, mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in bowl. Place melted butter in second bowl. Set aside.
  4. To Form the Bread: Gently remove dough from bowl, and pat into rough 8-inch square. Using bench scraper or knife, cut dough into 64 pieces.
  5. Roll each dough piece into a ball. Working one at a time, dip balls in melted butter, allowing excess butter to drip back into bowl. Roll in brown sugar mixture, then layer balls in Bundt pan, staggering seams where dough balls meet as you build layers.
  6. Cover Bundt pan tightly with plastic wrap and place in turned-off oven until dough balls are puffy and have risen 1 to 2 inches from top of pan, 50 to 70 minutes.
  7. Remove pan from oven and heat oven to 350 degrees. Unwrap pan and bake until top is deep brown and caramel begins to bubble around edges, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out on platter and allow to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
  8. For the glaze: While bread cools, whisk confectioners' sugar and milk in small bowl until lumps are gone. Using whisk, drizzle glaze over warm monkey bread, letting it run over top and sides of bread. Serve warm.
  9. Monkey Bread Without a Mixer: In step 2, mix flour and salt in large bowl. Make well in flour, then add milk mixture to well. Using wooden spoon, stir until dough becomes shaggy and is difficult to stir. Turn out onto lightly floured work surface and begin to knead, incorporating shaggy scraps back into dough. Knead until dough is smooth and satiny, about 10 minutes. Shape into taut ball and proceed as directed.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 615.91 Kcal (2579 kJ)
Calories from fat 159.91 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 17.77g 27%
Cholesterol 46.48mg 15%
Sodium 607.52mg 25%
Potassium 153.41mg 3%
Total Carbs 107.05g 36%
Sugars 63.64g 255%
Dietary Fiber 2.75g 11%
Protein 8.9g 18%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 7%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Calcium 85.5mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 324.57 Kcal (1359 kJ)
Calories from fat 84.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.36g 27%
Cholesterol 24.5mg 15%
Sodium 320.15mg 25%
Potassium 80.84mg 3%
Total Carbs 56.41g 36%
Sugars 33.54g 255%
Dietary Fiber 1.45g 11%
Protein 4.69g 18%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 7%
Iron 0.6mg 6%
Calcium 45.1mg 9%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.2
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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