Monkey bread

description:

Cinnamon rolls in a ball form

ingredients:

1/2 cup brown sugar
1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
4 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled (this is reduced from the original recipe)

1 lb pizza dough, room temperature

1/3 cup powdered sugar
2 tsp milk

instructions:

1) In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Place melted butter in a small bowl. Spray 8-inch round cake pan with vegetable oil spray.

2) Spray counter lightly with vegetable oil spray. Place dough on greased counter and pat into 6-inch square. Use kitchen shears to cut dough into 36 pieces.

3) Roll each piece of dough into a ball. Dip each ball in the melted butter to coat, roll in brown sugar mixture, then place in greased pan. Cover bottom of pan with dough balls in a single layer.

4) Cover the pan tightly with plastic wrap and leave in a warm place until dough balls are puffy and have risen slightly (about 1/2 inch), 1-2 hours.

5) Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350°. Discard plastic. Place pan in oven and bake until top of monkey bread is lightly golden brown, 20-25 minutes.

6) Use oven mitts to remove monkey bread from oven. Place pan on cooling rack and let monkey bread cool for 5 minutes (no longer).

7) Place large plate on top of pan, flip out monkey bread, and let it cool for 10 minutes.

8) In a small bowl, stir powdered sugar and milk until smooth. Use spoon to drizzle glaze over monkey bread. Serve warm.

source:

The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs