This morning my sister and I woke up before everyone else and made Monkey Bread. She cooks/bakes like me. These measurements are estimates.
Monkey Bread |
2 1/2 sticks butter
2 cups brown sugar
2 cups vanilla ice cream
1 cup sugar with cinnamon
2 to 3 pop open biscuits (12-20 ea)
1 tsp vanilla
Cooking in the Copper Chef Square pan |
We had two stations going. One for the caramel topping and one for the bread processing. (You can also use frozen bread.)
Starting at the Bread Station |
I cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. If you use (thawed) frozen bread the pieces aren't quite as consistent.
Cut biscuits in quarters |
1 stick of butter was melted for dipping. (I melted 1/2 stick later because there wasn't quite enough.)
Butter for dipping |
Then we prepared sugar and cinnamon. We mixed about a cup at a time.
Cinnamon Sugar |
Ready for a roll in the butter then
Moisten bread with butter |
A dip in the cinnamon sugar. To me this is the puttsy part. It is a good thing that I like doing puttsy things.
Roll in Cinnamon Sugar |
While I was preparing the rolls, Tabatha was making the caramel. She put the brown sugar on top of the butter.
Topping station: adding the brown sugar |
Then she added the ice cream and started cooking it. I'm not sure how long.
Don't forget the ice cream! |
She said that she heats it until it hits the right consistency.
Start melting to make caramel. |
Once it is all liquid, she adds a teaspoon of vanilla.
A pure flavor |
Then she brings it to a boil. By this time, it is turning the color of caramel.
It is caramel! |
We turned off the heat and put the bread on the top. Gently we scooped the caramel over the top.
Add the bread and mix it around.., |
We covered the bread up getting ready to bake it. We baked it between 35 and 45 minutes.
Cover and bake |
We tested it by pulling out a center piece to make sure that it was cooked through. Then we carefully flipped it onto a plate.
Monkey bread fresh out of the oven (before it is flipped) |
This was hobbit breakfast one. My stepmother rinsed out the pan and made hobbit breakfast two (ham and eggs with cheese.)
The hobbits 2nd breakfast |
You can make Monkey bread when you are too tired.... |