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id you know?

The origin of the name “monkey bread” is uncertain. One theory is, since most kids like to enjoy it ball by stickyball, it evokes what your moms might call “eating like a monkey.”

breakfast

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first prepare the pan and toppings

Using a pastry brush, brush the inside of a 10-inch (25-cm) Bundt pan with some of the melted butter. Set aside the remaining butter in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl, mix together the brown sugar, 1⁄2 cup pecans, and cinnamon and set aside. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons pecans over the bottom of the pan.

then assemblethe loaf

Place the homemade dough or the thawed rolls on a lightly floured work surface. If using homemade dough, cut it into golf ball–size pieces. Working with a few rolls or pieces of dough at a time, roll the dough in the melted butter and then turn to coat in the brown-sugar mixture. Place the coated dough pieces in a roughly even layer in the prepared pan.

next let it rise

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) for 5 minutes, then turn off the oven. Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil and place in the warm oven. Let the dough rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Remove the pan from the oven and preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).

finally bake the bread

Bake until richly browned and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 20–25 minutes for the homemade dough or 30–35 minutes for the store-bought rolls. Remove the pan from the oven and set on a wire rack to cool for 5 minutes. Using oven mitts, hold a serving plate upside down over the pan, then turn the pan and plate together, releasing the loaf onto the plate. Serve warm.

Makes 10–12 servings

what you need

Butter 12 cup (4 oz/125 g), melted

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Golden brown sugar 1 cup

(7 oz/220 g) firmly packed

Pecans 1⁄2 cup (2 oz/60 g) plus 2 tablespoons finely chopped Ground cinnamon 212 teaspoons

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Sweet White Bread dough

(page 116) or store-bought frozen Parker House–style rolls 1 package (25 oz/780 g) thawed

All-purpose flour for dusting

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