Monkeying Around
So, I was in the grocery store with my son and we were looking at the frozen cinnamon rolls as a Super Bowl morning breakfast treat. I saw the frozen Monkey Bread and it looked small and expensive. I told my son that it’s really easy to make, has only 5 ingredients, would be cheaper, and would probably taste better.
So we went to the refrigerated dough section and low and behold, the Pillsbury biscuits had the recipe on the back of the package….which was conveniently packaged as a 4-pack, the amount you need for the recipe.
It’s really is easy to make and would be a fun recipe for younger kids to do. D-E-L-I-S-H!
Question – Why do they call it Monkey Bread?
Monkey Bread
INGREDIENTS:
3/4 cup granulated sugar 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon 4 cans (7.5 oz each) Pillsbury® refrigerated biscuits 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted 3/4 cup packed brown sugarDIRECTIONS:
- Grease or spray 12-cup Bundt cake pan
- Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon in 1-gallon bag
- Separate dough into 10 biscuits; cut each in quarters
- Shake quarters in bag to coat; place in pan
- Mix butter and brown sugar; pour over biscuit pieces
Bake at 350°F for 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Turn upside down; pull apart to serve. Serve warm.
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Brian Schwartz 6:13 pm on February 6, 2011 Permalink |
Nobody knows why. Your photo looks a lot like the inside of the fruit from a Baobab tree, which is also called Monkey Bread (perhaps because monkeys like to eat it). Nancy Reagan, who loved it, said that it was because you had to monkey around with the dough before it looked right. I believe the recipe was invented in the U.S. about 50 years ago.
Brian 6:29 pm on February 6, 2011 Permalink |
Cool and interesting! Thanks Brian
Brian 6:29 pm on February 6, 2011 Permalink |
Not sure but the looks monkeylicious!