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Monkey Bread
« on: July 22, 2008, 03:07:26 PM »
Has anyone tried to make it here without the refrigerated biscuit dough? I can get Pillsbury dinner rolls now at Asda but not the buttermilk biscuits the monkey bread recipes seem to call for.
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2008, 03:58:22 PM »
I have tried it!  I used Bisquick, but you could easily use a from-scratch recipe too.  It didn't turn out quite the same as the monkey bread I'm used to (a bit more dry and airy), but you could probably play with the ratios and achieve a better result than I did.  Try a homemade biscuit recipe but up the wet ingredients to make your money bread more dense.  I'm wonderful if a heavy cinnamon or belgian bun type recipe might work better?

Lemme dig up the notes my mom wrote about it when I get home - it was her that concocted the "substitute" recipe in the first.

It also took me AGES to find a decent bundt pan, too!
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2008, 04:04:04 PM »
Thanks, Aless! I look forward to what your mom recommended!
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2008, 04:04:38 PM »
I was just thinking about Monkeybread the other day!!! Love it.
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2008, 04:06:22 PM »
My mom used to just make bread dough and make balls from that instead of the store bought dough.  A bit more time consuming, but if you've got a craving...
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2008, 04:10:42 PM »
I've never heard of monkey bread!  ???
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2008, 04:13:36 PM »
It is most yummy.  Bread dough balls rolled in butter and cinnamon sugar packed together and baked usually in a bundt pan. Then you just tear off pieces and enjoy!

That's what it is for me at least. 
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2008, 04:16:30 PM »
Yup! Yummy! Yeah, I could do the bread dough. I'm intrigued by a Bisquick type substitute though...
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2008, 04:19:08 PM »
My mom's also made a savory version, with garlic and herbs I think. Very very yummy.
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2008, 04:21:25 PM »
Quote from: Elynor on July 22, 2008, 04:19:08 PM
My mom's also made a savory version, with garlic and herbs I think. Very very yummy.

Ooooooooo!  Yum!
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2008, 05:37:21 PM »
Quote from: kathleen on July 22, 2008, 04:06:22 PM
My mom used to just make bread dough and make balls from that instead of the store bought dough.  A bit more time consuming, but if you've got a craving...
My mom always made it from scratch, too, but I've had great success making it "from scratch" in the bread machine's dough cycle, too. That way you only have to roll and coat the balls and shove it in the oven.
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2008, 05:39:44 PM »
Why did I read this thread!!!!!!

I had no idea what Monkey Bread was either!  Now I want the Sweet and Savory kind.  Poo :(
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2008, 05:43:29 PM »
Oh I think I've had that - except we called it Bubble Bread.
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2008, 05:56:32 PM »
Quote from: kathleen on July 22, 2008, 04:13:36 PM
It is most yummy.  Bread dough balls rolled in butter and cinnamon sugar packed together and baked usually in a bundt pan. Then you just tear off pieces and enjoy!

I've never heard of it!! But it sounds amazing!!
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Re: Monkey Bread
« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2008, 06:35:44 PM »
I had never heard of it either until I lived in Pennsylvania. It was a favourite with the kids at Head Start. I haven't made it since moving here; let me know how you make out. I am sure the boys at school would love making it! They are always wanting new 'American' creations!

Just wondering if it is a regional thing in the US
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