Caramel Apple Monkey Bread

This monkey bread is so good, it’ll make you go bananas! It’s super easy to make and only requires a few ingredients. The best part is that it’s oozing with caramel and studded with chunks of fresh apple. I like to serve mine warm, straight from the oven, but it’s just as delicious at room temperature.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 c whole milk, warmed
• 2 tsp active dry yeast
• 1/4 c sugar, divided
• 4 c all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 1 Tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 medium sweet-tart apple, peeled and diced (about 1 1/2 cups)
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
• Pinch kosher salt
• Caramel:
• ½ c sugar
• ½ c plus 2 Tbsp apple cider, divided
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter
• ½ tsp salt
• Topping: ¼ cup heavy cream ¼ cup light brown sugar ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon 6 tablespoons (¾ stick; 85g) cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes

Instructions

1. Whisk milk, yeast, and 2 tablespoons sugar in a measuring cup. Let it sit to become foamy.

2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook, whisk together remaining sugar, flour, salt, and 3 tablespoons melted butter. Add yeast-milk mixture. Mix on low speed until a shaggy dough forms, then turn the mixer up to medium-low and knead for 10 minutes (set a timer!).

3. When done, gather dough into a ball with your hands and place into a greased bowl. Cover well with plastic wrap and let rise on counter for 1 hour or in fridge overnight.

4 . Melt butter for apples in a medium skillet. Add diced apples cinnamon ,and a pinch of salt . Cook over medium heat for about five minutes until apples are just tender . Remove from heat and set aside to cool .

5 . In large saucepan ,combine sugar and 1/2 cup apple cider ,stirring over low heat until sugar has dissolved

6 . Once sugar has dissolved stop stirring increase heat to medium -low bring mixture to boil

7 continue boiling( without stirring )until sugar turns deep golden caramel color 320f to 330f remove from heat

Nutrition Facts

• Calories- 260
• Fat- 10 g
• Sodium- 300 mg
• Carbohydrates- 37 g
• Fiber- 2 g
• Sugar- 15 g
• Protein- 5

FAQs

Why do they call it monkey bread?

Monkey bread is a type of sweetened bread that gets its name from the way it is eaten: by picking off small pieces with your fingers. Monkey bread is traditionally made with a yeasted dough, but there are also variations made with biscuit or pancake batter. The small pieces of monkey bread are usually coated in cinnamon and sugar before being baked.

The name “monkey bread” is thought to come from the fact that the small pieces of dough are meant to be eaten with your fingers, like monkeys eat food. Another theory is that the name comes from the similarity between monkeybread and another type of traditional European pastry called Gugelhupf or Kuglof, which also consists of small pieces of dough baked in a circular pan.

Who coined the term monkey bread?

There is some debate over who coined the term monkey bread. Some suggest that the term originated from combining a 1940s Southern slang for snack food, “monkey food,” with a traditional jumble bread. However, it is also suggested that silent and sound movie actress ZaSu Pitts may have provided (or at least popularized) this whimsical name.

It is difficult to say definitively who came up with the term monkey bread. However, both of the aforementioned theories seem plausible. It is possible that the term was a combination of two different things – a Southern slang for snack food and a traditional type of bread. Alternatively, it is possible that ZaSu Pitts was responsible for popularizing the term, even if she didn’t necessarily come up with it herself.

In any case, monkey bread is now a well-known and beloved treat around the world. It typically consists of dough that has been rolled into small balls and then coated in cinnamon sugar before being baked in a bundt pan. Monkey bread can be served plain or with a variety of toppings, such as frosting or caramel sauce.

Is monkey bread warm eaten?

Yes, monkey bread is warm eaten. The name “monkey” refers to how you eat this sweet treat – with your hands. It’s traditionally served warm so that the sticky baked pieces can be pulled apart.

Where did monkey bread get the name?

Monkey bread is a type of sweetened bread or dough that is often baked in a bundt pan. It gets its name from the way it is eaten, which is by picking off chunks of buttery, gooey dough with fingers. This method of eating is similar to how monkeys groom each other.

There are many different recipes for monkey bread, but most include some combination of flour, sugar, yeast, butter, and milk. The dough is usually kneaded until it forms a sticky ball, and then it is allowed to rise before being formed into small balls and rolled in cinnamon sugar. The balls are then placed in a greased bundt pan and left to rise again until they are doubled in size. Once they have finished rising, the monkey bread is baked at a high temperature until it becomes golden brown.

Monkey bread can be served plain or with frosting or glaze on top. It is typically eaten as a breakfast food or snack, but can also be enjoyed as dessert.