Air Fryer Monkey Bread
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Air Fryer Monkey Bread
Description
The Air Fryer Monkey Bread recipe uses a warm milk yeast dough, mixed with eggs and oil, kneaded until soft and elastic, then left to rise before being divided into small balls. Each ball is dipped in a cinnamon sugar and melted butter mixture, then layered into a small bundt or round pan, creating a pull-apart effect when baked. The air fryer provides a 350°F environment to bake the bread for about 20 minutes, resulting in a golden crust and a tender, sticky interior.
The combination of butter, sugar, and cinnamon coating the dough balls infuses the bread with a harmonious sweetness and spice, contrasted by the soft crumb inside and slightly crisped outsides where the dough touches the pan. This monkey bread is ideal served warm, soon after baking, to enjoy its melty texture. A drizzle of vanilla icing can be added to enhance its dessert quality.
To ensure easy serving, allow the bread to cool just enough to invert it onto a plate, as cooling too long may cause it to stick. A small ramekin in the center of a round pan can simulate the bundt shape if a bundt pan is not available. This monkey bread is a great option for a comforting sweet snack or shareable treat.
Use a small ramekin in a round cake pan if a bundt pan is unavailable to replicate the shape.Invert the monkey bread shortly after baking to prevent sticking to the pan.Consider drizzling an icing made from powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract over the warm bread for added sweetness.Serve the bread warm, ideally soon after baking, to enjoy its gooey texture.
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup milk warm, 300ml
- 3 teaspoons instant yeast
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 egg
- ⅓ cup oil
- 5 cups flour
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Add milk, yeast and sugar to a mixing bowl, stirring to combine.
- Next, add the eggs, oil and flour. Combine until you have a shaggy dough. On a floured surface, knead for 4 minutes until the dough is soft and elastic.
- Place dough back in the mixing bowl and cover with a cloth. Let it rise for 45 minutes, then divide into golf-ball sized pieces.
- In a small bowl, combine melted butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Then dip each dough ball into the mixture.
- Place dough balls in a small bundt pan or a round cake pan with a ramekin in the middle.
- Put in the air fryer and cook at 350F / 180C for approximately 20 minutes.
Notes
- Use a small ramekin in a round cake pan if a bundt pan is unavailable to replicate the shape.
- Invert the monkey bread shortly after baking to prevent sticking to the pan.
- Consider drizzling an icing made from powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract over the warm bread for added sweetness.
- Serve the bread warm, ideally soon after baking, to enjoy its gooey texture.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 852 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 852kcal | 43% |
| Carbohydrates | 125g | 42% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 32g | 49% |
| Saturated Fat | 12g | 60% |
| Cholesterol | 100mg | 33% |
| Sodium | 183mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 256mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 42g | 84% |
| Vitamin A | 634IU | 13% |
| Calcium | 101mg | 10% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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