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Recipe

Cinnamon-Pecan Monkey Bread: Appetizer-Snack

Servings: 0

Prep time:45 min

Ingredients:

  • 1 package dry yeast

  • 1 1/2 sticks sweet butter

  • 2 cups milk

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • 1 egg

  • 6 cups all-purpose flour

  • 1 cup pecans

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon

Step 1:

Pour 1 pkg dry yeast over ¼ c warm water. Let sit until yeast bubbles. Melt 1 stick sweet butter in large glass bowl in microwave.

Step 2:

Add 2 c milk, ¼ c sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 egg and yeast to butter. Mix well. Beat in 4 c all-purpose flour. Add 1-2 c more flour until sticky ball is formed.

Step 3:

Put in greased bowl and let rise 1½ hours, til doubled, OR cover the bowl with plastic and refrigerate until the following morning, then remove and make topping. Make a topping of 1 c pecans, whole, ½ cup each of white and brown sugar and 2 T cinnamon. Melt ½ stick butter in a small bowl.

Step 4:

Tear off fist-sized (portion) pieces of dough, dip in butter then in sugar mixture. Put balls close together in a greased 9x13” pan (or may use a tube pan).

Step 5:

Allow to rise ½ hour. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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