Gooey Monkey Bread {made with pizza dough}
Simple. Stress-free. Delicious. Imagine the gooey centre of a cinnamon roll in every bite—my Gooey Monkey Bread is all that and more! Soft, sweet, and irresistibly sticky, this pull-apart bread is the ultimate treat. Try it today!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb (~725g) Pizza Dough (standard store-bought size) removed from refrigerator
- 3/4 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) Butter plus additional for buttering the pan
- 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Butter a bundt pan or loaf tin. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon.
- Cut your pizza dough into half, then continue to half each piece until small portions are made, approx. 1 inch in diameter (note: none of these measurements need to be exact! )
- Place cinnamon sugar in a ziplock bag and add half of your dough balls. Shake the bag to coat all the dough pieces in cinnamon sugar (note: I recommend placing each dough ball into the bag, one at a time, and gently tossing in the sugar, before adding additional dough pieces. This prevents the dough pieces from all sticking together before the final shake!)
- Layer the coated dough balls into the prepared pan.
- For the Caramel: Heat butter and brown sugar in a medium-sized pot on the stove or in the microwave (medium microwave-safe bowl) until it is melted and bubbly. (note: I prefer the microwave method: I heat for 1 minute, stir, then repeat this process for a total of 3-5 min). Pour caramel over the dough balls for a gooey coating.)
- Bake for ~35 minutes or until the dough has risen and the top is firm to the touch.
- Let the monkey bread cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Allow to cool for another 15 min and then pull apart and enjoy!
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