Monkey What?
April 13, 2010 by Alison
Look closely…
a little closer…
Okay, maybe that’s too close.
Lets go back to this picture…
Gooey glazed cinnamon and sugar
Piping hot rolls that melt in your mouth
The smell of sweet delicious that knocks you over
Are you hungry?
How about a little sweet love for the family in the morning? or maybe just for you…for lunch:)
MONKEY BREAD!
I know this is common in a lot of houses, but I finally have a food post…and an easy one at that!
Missy and Shelley are usually all over food posts…for good reason!
Hello Easy Recipe:
1. A bag of frozen Rhodes Rolls. Let thaw, but not rise, yet.
2. Mix about 3 T of cinnamon and 1 C of sugar
3. Melt a half cube of butter
Tear 1 thawed Rhodes roll into 3 chunks. Dip each chunk lightly in the melted butter and then roll around in the cinnamon sugar.
O Wait…I forgot to tell you to preheat your oven to 350 and spray your pans:)
Layer the sugar coated dough balls into the bottom of the baking dish or in muffin tins…am I using too many adjectives now?…I don’t think so. Not when we are talking about light, fluffy, sticky, tempting, morsels of delicious monkey bread!
Layer chunks about 2 layers thick if using loaf pan, 3 chunks in each muffin hole if using the tins
Let rise until the bread is about to flow over the dish.
Place it gently in the oven…so you don’t mess with the rising process by popping the dough.
Cook about 20 minutes for a glass bread loaf pan and 13 minutes for the tin muffin pan. I place tin foil over the top for the last 5 minutes so the middle cooks.
Tip: If you want them hot in the morning, pre-make them the night before and stick in the fridge. When you wake up the refrigerator has slowed down the rising process so they will be the right size in the morning. Pop them in the oven and you’ve become a ‘cool’ mom for the day…at least that’s what my daughters tell me!
Ingredients
- A bag of frozen Rhodes Rolls. Let thaw, but not rise, yet.
- Mix about 3 T of cinnamon and 1 C of sugar
- Melt a half cube of butter
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 and spray your pans
- Tear 1 thawed Rhodes roll into 3 chunks. Dip each chunk lightly in the melted butter and then roll around in the cinnamon sugar.
- Layer the sugar coated dough balls into the bottom of the baking dish or in muffin tins…am I using too many adjectives now?…I don’t think so. Not when we are talking about light, fluffy, sticky, tempting, morsels of delicious monkey bread!
- Layer chunks about 2 layers thick if using loaf pan, 3 chunks in each muffin hole if using the tins
- Let rise until the bread is about to flow over the dish.
- Place it gently in the oven…so you don’t mess with the rising process by popping the dough.
- Cook about 20 minutes for a glass bread loaf pan and 13 minutes for the tin muffin pan. I place tin foil over the top for the last 5 minutes so the middle cooks.
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This sounds so yummy and fating!!! oh yea baby!
Yum!! This is something I can make!!
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ooo that sounds delicious. this is one i have to try! thanks!
Monkey break rocks! We used to make it all the time when my kids were little. I think it’s time to go back to the “good old days” and start making it again! Thanks for the yummy reminder!
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This sounds so yummy – thanks for sharing!
If you want to amp it up a little–same idea but a tad more decadent (and easier to make if you just remember the night before)
Oil a bundt pan and add:
1 cup pecans (whole or slightly chopped)
18 frozen Rhodes dinner rolls
Sprinkle 1 pkg. dry non-instant butterscotch pudding over the top (small box)
Mix and pour over rolls, pudding and nuts:
1 cube melted margarine or butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 tsp. cinnamon (or more, depending on your tastes)
Cover and leave overnight to rise. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes in the morning.
Emily
O My goodness…I didn’t think it could get any gooier!
Thank you for the recipe…I am going to have to try it!
my mouth is watering! how easy – but yummy!
Kim @ http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com
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Yum….I can’t wait to try this one out!
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They look so tasty!
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Ohhhh! That looks delish!
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can’t wait to try this…thanks!
I love monkey bread, but I have never seen in baked in muffin tins before…that is such a great idea…I love how they puff up!
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I have made similar ones, but these sound so yummy! Thanks so very much for the recipe… I will certainly be trying this one!
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Mmmmm… Love monkey bread! I make it with Grand’s biscuits and follow the same steps (minus the rising part)
I love this recipe!!!! It was soooo easy. My 5 year old daughter helped and had a blast. Thanks for posting this recipe!
Fun…I am glad you let your daughter help! I love when my 5 yr old helps too. She is going to be a better cook than me!
A friend of mine makes just AWESOME monkey bread. She gave me the recipe and I have yet to try it. But I so have to. I’ll give yours a try too. Monkey bread is just too good…mmmmmm
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YUMM, thanks for sharing this great recipe
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My stomach is revolting for not making these immediatly!
I have seen monley bread and keep thinking I have to try this..and now this is just one more reminder to ….get ‘er done.
They looks soo darn good!
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I learned how to make this in college (20 years ago!) – but we make it in a bundt pan. Then each person just pulls off some chunks of their own…
Make these a savory dish to serve with spaghetti or lasagna by using Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning instead of sugar and cinnamon.
My son got out of work late, so him and my husband are grabbing a quick dinner out and I am sitting here with my tummy rumbling and then you show me this???? Oh – you have no mercy – LOL I guess I will go make me some popcorn instead – hmmm -maybe I could put some cinnamon and sugar on that? Nah – probably shouldn’t
Great post
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What a cool idea. These look delicious. Great blog, this is my first time here!
*kisses* HH
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I LOVE this recipe, & have made it a few times (the one I have is a bit simpler, even, if you can imagine that, and uses a tube pan (angel food/bundt pan), and the filling’s slightly different…), but DELICIOUS!!
Love it!! 
Thanks for sharing 
Alison those look and sound AWESOME!! I’ll have to try that!!
You’re pictures are amazing too!! What lens do you use for those shots?
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I want these now. It’s 2010- aren’t we supposed to have scratch & taste computers by now?
Oh amny these look delish! With it rainny today, I think baking those are on my list for this afternoon! Thanks for sharing!
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Yamyam.. Could eat some of those right now. They look goooodddd!!!
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I LOVE Monkey Bread. I am from the South and I have NEVER known another human who even knew what Monkey Bread was. This is awesome. My mom uses the Pillsbury biscuits for hers. I bet those taste like momma used to make Great post.
Doing them in a muffin tin is GENIUS!
Oh my gosh!!! I have to try this! yum!!!
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This looks so yummy! I am going to feature it this Thursday!
your monkey bread sounds great….when you refer to a cube of butter do you mean a stick which is 1/2 cup or a tablespoon that is marked on the wrapper?