Homemade Monkey Bread

[ { "@type": "HowToSection", "name": "Bread", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "In a small bowl, add in the yeast, warm water, and the 1 teaspoon of sugar. Let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes until foamy." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "In a medium saucepan, add in the butter and milk. Place over medium heat until bubbles form around the edges of the pan and the butter is completely melted." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Add the yeast mixture and milk mixture into a stand mixer bowl fitted with a dough hook." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Add the remaining sugar and whisk to combine." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Add in 5 cups of bread flour and knead until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a smooth ball of dough." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Drizzle the vegetable oil on top of the dough. Roll the dough in the bowl until it's completely coated with vegetable oil." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Cover with a tea towel and place into a warm place to rise. I like to set my oven to 200 degrees and sit the bowl in the back center of the stovetop." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Once the dough has doubled, punch it down." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray your bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside and make the topping to go into the bundt pan." } ] }, { "@type": "HowToSection", "name": "Topping", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add in the butter and brown sugar. Let the butter melt while stirring occasionally." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Once the butter is melted, pour the topping into the prepared bundt pan." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Dust a clean work surface with 1/4 cup of flour." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Roll the dough out to a 1-inch thickness." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Cut the dough into 1-inch squares. They don't need to be perfect!" }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "In a medium bowl, add the sugar and ground cinnamon. Stir to combine." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Roll the 1-inch squares in the cinnamon and sugar. I usually do about 15 pieces at a time." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Add the cinnamon and sugar coated dough into the bundt pan." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Once the dough is all coated and placed into the bundt pan, cover with a tea towel and let rise for 30 minutes." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Place into the preheated oven and bake for 50 minutes. If the dough gets too brown on top, loosely place a piece of tin foil on top of the dough." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Remove from the oven and let rest for no longer than 5 minutes." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Place a platter with a lifted edge on top of the bundt pan and flip it so the platter is sitting on the counter." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Work the monkey bread out of the pan by first lifting one side of the pan and then the other side." }, { "@type": "HowToStep", "text": "Let cool and serve up!" } ] } ]