Savory Monkey Bread

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    This savory monkey bread recipe is simply mouthwatering. It’s soft and chewy and the taste of the crispy buttered edges, created around the roll while it’s baking, is unbeatable. There are a lot of sweet monkey bread recipes out there, but this is the ONLY recipe that is savory and simple. You saw it here first. Without fail, everytime I make it, people can’t stop raving about it. It is actually that good.

Unlike other rolls that are cooked in casserole dishes or baking sheets, this one is cooked in a bundt pan. It’s easy to make, but does require two rises. That takes a little time, but it’s well worth the wait. Make sure you save a lot of room in your stomach because you can’t eat just one! It’s great for gatherings, Sunday get togethers, or even for breakfast, lunch, and dinner if you’re a carbohydrate addict. Let’s get started!

Monkey Bread Recipe

   This is a tried and true recipe. If you follow these steps, I can almost guarantee it will come out just as you dreamed and bring lots of joy and satisfaction. I hope people can’t help but compliment your Savory Monkey Bread (Rolls).

                          Ingredients needed:

1 tablespoon Active Dry yeast

2 cups warm water

1 teaspoon sugar

2 eggs

½ cup sugar

1 tablespoon salt

6 cups flour, divided

4 tablespoon Melted Butter

1 cup butter, melted and divided into two bundt pans 

2 bundt pans 

You’ll need a kitchen aid mixer or something similar. If you don’t have a mixer, you can always use your hands and some extra effort. 

Step 1

Combine 1 tablespoon active dry yeast, 2 cups warm water and 1 teaspoon sugar in mixing bowl. Stir and let sit until the yeast is dissolved and frothy. Typically five minutes .

Step 2 

Add 2 eggs, ½ cup sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, and 3 cups of flour to the water mixture. Combine ingredients on medium-low in your mixer until clumpy around 30 seconds to 1 minute. Don’t forget your salt or it won’t be worth eating. I have done this before on my other roll recipe and nearly cried with frustration. 

Step 3 

Add 4 tablespoons of melted butter and 3 cups flour to the rest of the mixture. Mix on medium- low until smooth and stretchy. It will be quite sticky to the touch. I like my dough to be on the stickier side because it gives it a denser and chewier final texture. If its way too sticky to work with, just add a little bit more flour. Once it rises the first time, it comes together and doesn’t stick to my fingers anymore.  

Step 4

Once you have combined all your ingredients and the dough is smooth and stretchy, bring the dough together in your bowl, cover with a kitchen towel or clothe and let it rise for about 1-2 hours or until it has doubled in size. Be patient and make sure it doubles before moving onto the next step. 

Step 5

Once the dough has doubled in size, lightly flour the bottom of the surface you’re going to be working on. Dump the ball of dough onto the floured surface and cut in half, evenly. Set aside one of the halves and roll out the other half into about a ½ inch thick circle. Use a small mouth mason jar or equally sized cookie cutter (about 2 inch diameter circles) and cut about 14-16 pieces out of each piece of dough. Move onto your next slab of dough, roll out, and repeat. You will have about 28-32 total pieces. Set aside for a brief moment. 

Step 6 

Get out two bundt pans and your cup (2 sticks) of butter. Melt the butter and divide evenly into the bottom of the bundt pans.

Step 7

Once the melted butter is in each bundt pan, you will take the pieces of dough that are set aside and dunk them into the bottom of the bundt pan, coating each in butter. You’re going to create two layers in each pan, overlapping like bricks, stacking them as you go along. Each bundt pan will have 14-16 buttery circles of dough. 

Step 8

Once you have layered both bundt pans with the dough cover each pan with a kitchen towel and let rise again for 1 to 2 hours or until doubled in size. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees when they are about ready to bake. 

Step 9

Hooray! You did it! Once your ovens are preheated at 400 degrees, bake them for about 15-20 minutes until they are nice and golden brown. Some ovens bake faster, so keep an eye on them. They should come out dense, chewy, buttery, crispy, golden, and heavenly. Dump your bundt pans onto a serving platter and get a slab of cold butter to eat with your fresh hot monkey bread rolls. So Good! 

You can also see how to make this on my YouTube channel, step by step.

- The Flower Fanatic