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From-Scratch Monkey Bread, No Yeast

An easy homemade Monkey Bread recipe with no rising or yeast required.  You're going to love this classic favorite remade entirely from scratch!Be sure to check out the how-to VIDEO below the recipe!

Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 10 servings
Calories: 640 kcal
Course: Dessert , Breakfast
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 Tablespoon cornstarch
  • 4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons salt
  • 12 Tablespoons unsalted butter cold
  • 1 ¼ cup whole milk
For Rolling
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
Glaze
  • 18 Tablespoons salted butter
  • 1 cup + 2 Tablespoons light brown sugar firmly packed

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease the inside of a bundt pan or tube pan with butter. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt.
  3. Use a grater¹ to shred butter over flour mixture and then stir butter pieces into the flour mixture.
  4. Add milk and stir until you have a cohesive dough. Usually I will have to use my hands to work the dough together.
  5. Transfer dough to a clean, lightly floured surface. Form into a ball and then flatten dough to ½” thick.
  6. Using a sharp knife and pressing straight down into the dough (don’t “saw” the dough), cut dough into pieces smaller than 1”.
  7. Prepare cinnamon/sugar mixture by whisking together ½ cup granulated sugar and 2 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon. Roll each piece of dough through cinnamon/sugar then layer into prepared bundt pan.
  8. Sprinkle remaining cinnamon/sugar over dough. Set aside and prepare glaze.
GLAZE
  1. In a small saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar over medium heat and cook until butter is melted. Bring to a boil then remove from heat.
  2. Drizzle butter/sugar glaze evenly over dough.
  3. Transfer bundt pan to 350F (175C) oven and cook 30 minutes or until dough pieces are cooked through.
  4. Allow to cool for 10 minutes then carefully invert onto serving platter. Enjoy warm.

Notes

  • ¹Alternatively you can use a pastry cutter to cut the butter into the dry ingredients! I've just found the grater to be quicker and easier.
  • I've found that this Monkey bread is best served warm the day it is made.

Nutrition Information

Serving 1serving Calories 640kcal (32%) Carbohydrates 73g (24%) Protein 6g (12%) Fat 36g (55%) Saturated Fat 22g (110%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 9g Cholesterol 94mg (31%) Sodium 710mg (30%) Potassium 63mg (2%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 36g (72%) Vitamin A 23IU (0%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 114mg (11%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 640

% Daily Value*

Serving 1serving
Calories 640kcal 32%
Carbohydrates 73g 24%
Protein 6g 12%
Fat 36g 55%
Saturated Fat 22g 110%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 9g 45%
Cholesterol 94mg 31%
Sodium 710mg 30%
Potassium 63mg 1%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 36g 72%
Vitamin A 23IU 0%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 114mg 11%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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