Ingredients

• 4 cups - All-purpose flour/bread flour
• 1 tbsp - Active dry yeast
• 1/2 cup - Water
• 1/2 cup - Luke warm milk
• 40 gms - Butter (melted)
• 2 tbsp - Sugar
• 1/2 tsp - Sel
• A few walnuts
• For caramel:
• 1/2 cup - Dark brown sugar
• 60 gms - Butter
• 3 tbsp - Fresh thick cream
• For rolling the bread:
• 1/2 cup - Light brown sugar
• 2 tbsp - Cinnamon powder
• 120 gms - Melted butter

How to Make Monkey bread

• Add the yeast to the lukewarm milk with sugar and salt.
• Keep aside for few minutes until the yeast turns foamy.
• Meanwhile take the flour and melted butter together in a bowl.
• Gently add the water and yeast. Knead everything slowly as a soft and smooth dough.
• Knead the dough well for at least 10 minutes.
• Arrange it in a greased bowl and keep in warm place for 2 hours.
• In a small pan, take the sugar, butter and thick cream.
• Bring it to boil and let it cook for few minutes.
• Turn off the stove.
• Take a pan or a round pan. Grease it and pour the caramel in the pan. Sprinkle the walnuts and keep aside.
• Punch down the dough. Divide them into 25-30 small tiny balls and roll them well and keep aside.
• Now, take the light brown sugar and cinnamon powder in a plate. Mix and keep aside.
• Drop a tiny ball into the melted butter. Take out immediately and roll generously to the already prepared sugar-cinnamon mixture. Place it in the already prepared pan.
• Continue the same process until the remaining balls gets finished.
• Cover the pan and arrange it in a warm place for an hour until they double their volume.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Keep the pan in the middle of the rack and bake for 25-30 minutes until the crust turns golden brown.
• Once they get baked, keep aside for a few minutes and turn the pan upside down to remove the bread.
• Recipe courtesy: Priya Easy N Tasty Recipes