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A hand pours caramel sauce from a jar over a round, pull-apart monkey bread loaf on a light blue plate, with a white tiled background.

Caramel Monkey Bread

This gorgeous CaramelMonkey Bread is made up of pillows of baked dough, covered in cinnamon sugar and drizzled with salted caramel sauce.
Author: Nick Makrides
5 from 2 votes
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Prep 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook 35 minutes
Total 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Hungary
Servings 8
Calories 640 kcal

Ingredients

Monkey Bread

  • 3/4 cup (200 ml) milk
  • 1/2 cup (112 g) unsalted butter
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 3/4 cups (565 g) bread flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp instant yeast
  • 1/4 cup (50 g) caster sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 cup (250 ml) salted caramel sauce

Sugar Sprinkle

  • 1/2 cup (125 g) unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup (100 g) brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup (105 g) caster sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ginger
  • 1 tsp nutmeg

Instructions
 

Monkey Bread

  • Add the milk and butter to a heatproof jug and microwave for 60 seconds. Add the eggs and whisk until well combined. Set aside.
  • To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, add the bread flour, instant yeast, caster sugar and salt. Mix to combine. Then add the wet ingredients and mix until a dough forms. Continue mixing the dough on low speed for 3-4 minutes until it’s smooth. Cover the bowl and place in a warm spot to let the dough rise for 1 hour.
  • Take the cover off and punch the dough. Sprinkle your workbench with a little flour and place your dough on dough. Sprinkle with a little more flour and form into a ball. Then using a knife or bench scraper cut the dough in half. Then in half again. Then roll each piece into a log and cut into 8 pieces. Roll each piece into a ball.

Sugar Sprinkle

  • Add the brown sugar, caster sugar, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg into a small bowl and use a whisk to combine.

Let's Assemble

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C / 350°F.
  • Brush a bundt pan with some melted butter. Add a layer of dough balls and brush with some melted butter. Sprinkle with some of the sugar sprinkle. Then add half of the remaining balls and repeat until all the dough balls are in the bundt pan. Finish with a sprinkle of the sugar mixture.Bake for 35 minutes until well risen and golden.

To Take Out Of The Pan

  • Simply tap the bundt pan on your workbench two times, turn upside down and tap to encourage it to come out. If some of it sticks, it’s ok, this cake looks a little messy anyway. Once cooled slightly, drizzle with some salted caramel sauce. Serve.

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Notes

Storage
This cake is best served the day it’s made.

Nutrition

Calories:640kcal | Carbohydrates:81g | Protein:11g | Fat:26g | Saturated Fat:16g | Polyunsaturated Fat:2g | Monounsaturated Fat:7g | Trans Fat:1g | Cholesterol:104mg | Sodium:281mg | Potassium:224mg | Fiber:3g | Sugar:17g | Vitamin A:835IU | Vitamin C:1mg | Calcium:88mg | Iron:1mg
Keyword caramel, Monkey Bread
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