Cast Iron Favorite - Monkey Bread

refrigerated biscuit dough

🥗Healthier: homemade dough

💰Cheaper: store-bought dough

Homemade dough can be healthier and more cost-effective.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is a healthier fat alternative.

sugar

🥗Healthier: stevia

💰Cheaper: honey

Stevia reduces calories while providing sweetness.

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: ricotta cheese

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

Mention the traditional route for making monkey bread using pizza dough with sesame oil.

Suggest using canned biscuits as an easier alternative.

Take a ball of dough, about half the size of a golf ball, and wad it up.

Prepare a mixture of half a cup of sugar, half a cup of brown sugar, and two and a half tablespoons of cinnamon.

Take two to three balls of dough and coat them in the sugar and cinnamon mixture.

Place the coated dough balls in the bottom of a greased pan until it covers the bottom.

Melt a whole stick of butter and pour it over the dough balls in the pan.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bake the monkey bread until it is hot and crispy, checking for doneness based on visual cues.

Optionally drizzle confectioner sugar over the top before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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