Twice as Nice Tuesdays is a new feature I would like to introduce here at the blog. I was looking through my blog recently and realized that I have a lot of recipes that should get a 2nd look and showcase them again. So today I am looking back at a dish I made over a year ago...
October 2011 I wrote: Monkey Bread may be a new concept to some folks, but Pillsbury has been promoting this recipe using their biscuits in a tube for a long time. This is actually my second attempt at making Monkey Bread. The first attempt tasted good, but I made a big mistake by not using a bundt pan and most of the middle was an unbaked mess. So I had to pull it apart and bake it again. The "monkey bread" concept was thrown out the window and I morphed it into a delicious Cinnamon-Apple Bread Pudding. Well, that turned out to be a fantastic mistake so I am not upset about making it. : ) Yesterday I made my second attempt at baking this fun treat. I had a bundt pan as suggest so off I went. It's such an easy recipe, but this time I added some chopped apples to give it a real Fall flair. It was almost magical when I turned the pan over and this amazing looking dessert popped out. I mean I really said, "Wow... look at that!" Unfortunately 1/4 of the inside of the monkey bread was still not baked through so I pulled those pieces out and baked them for a little longer. It still tasted great, I just think it's a flaw in Pillsbury's baking instructions. I am going to give some suggestions for baking at the end of the recipe to avoid this from happening. So if you find yourself in the possession of some tube Pillsbury biscuits, I urge you to try this recipe, the taste certainly won't disappoint you!
Ingredients:
2 Tubes of Pillsbury Grands Biscuits
1 cup of brown sugar
3/4 cup of melted butter
1 1/2 tsp of powdered cinnamon
1/2 cup plus 2 Tbs of white sugar
2-3 medium granny smith apples (peeled and finely diced)
Optional ingredients: raisins, walnuts.
Directions:
First peel and dice your apples. Then coat the apples with a mixture of 2

Cut each unbaked biscuits into quarters. Place them into a large ziploc

Note: It's best to mix the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl first so it evenly covers the biscuits.
Lay 1/2 the coated apples at the bottom of the bundt pan. Then put half the coated biscuits.
Finally the last of your coated biscuits.
Melt your butter in the microwave and add your 1 cup of brown sugar. Stir swell. Pour over the entire pan of unbaked monkey bread evenly. Place in the oven at 375 for 30 minutes is what Pillsbury recommends. I suggest putting in the oven at 350 for about 40-45 minutes. You may want to cover the top with foil for the first half of baking so the tops don't burn.
This smelled crazy good while baking in the oven. Allow to sit for a few minutes before you invert it onto a plate. Please be very careful when you invert it. There will be some melt butter and it's hot. I suggest you use a very large plate so it doesn't make a mess. This is not a cake that you cut, you pull the pieces of bread apart (I guess like a Monkey) and eat them... YUM!
Okay... so what did I think of Pillsbury Monkey Bread? It was incredibly delicious! I would love to make this for Christmas morning. It will make the house smell great and how fun to pull pieces of this warm cinnamon/apple bites and eat them. Plus this is a kid friendly recipe because the kids can help shake the bag of cinnamon and biscuits. Now the only issue I have with this recipe is the baking time. I think the next time I will even avoid using the bundt pan (even though it has a beautiful presentation). I think I will lay it out in a single layer in an 9x13 cake pan and bake at 375 for around 30 minutes and see how it turns out. I hope you can try out this recipe and you have success with it. If you do have some pieces that are underdone... remember just pull them out and bake them off for a bit. It's all GOOD!

love how you fixed your mistake the first time! i'm always having to do stuff like that! my husband would love this. he loves apple flavored things and is always asking me to make monkey bread for him.
ReplyDeleteWell this just sounds ridiculously delicious! I love monkey bread and I especially love the fall twist you've put on it.
ReplyDeleteWe love monkey bread! Thank you for your delicious mistake!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great new spin on an old favorite! I will try this version soon. thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletebeautiful beautiful monkey bread. Yum i'm sure you're house smelled delightful after all that cinnamon goodness. Well done :)
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great twist on monkey bread! I have only made monkey bread once, and I did use a bundt pan, but it still came out underdone in the middle. Took way longer to bake then it was supposed to. It was really good though!
ReplyDeleteYup, monkey bread rocks. This looks delicious. I love the addition of the apple cinnamon thing. Don't you love it when mistakes turn out great? Nothing like discovering a new recipe and being able to say, "I meant to do that." :)
ReplyDeleteOoooo, monkey bread! I've loved it ever since I had it at a friends house when I was a kid! Must make this for breakfast one weekend!
ReplyDeleteI love monkey bread, and your apple version is spectacular! Stumbled this winner~
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I love monkey bread, and your apple version is spectacular! Stumbled this winner~
ReplyDeletePS...I don't see your stumble button, either :(
love the monkey bread..looks new to me!
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This monkey bread looks amazingly delicious, Ramona!! Love the flavors!
ReplyDeleteNot only did you show the deliciousness of this monkey bread, but you make it look quite easy to make. Thanks! It's been saved.
ReplyDeleteBefore I developed a cinnamon allergy - I LOVED monkey bread. You are SO creative to put apples in it. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteThis bread is so super awesome!! Love it - love the name alone!
ReplyDeleteThe monkey bread looks so yummy, the apple and cinnamon combination sound really delicious!
ReplyDeleteIt looks very sweet!
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting effect it creates...like modern art of the food world.
ReplyDeleteWow! I love monkey bread so much... and adding the apples is just awesome!
ReplyDeleteoh my god this sounds delicious!! monkey bread is the best on its own but with apples added in, sounds out of this world!
ReplyDeleteI love monkey bread and this one looks amazing!
ReplyDeletesounds tasty!!
ReplyDeleteOMG my mom has been making this same monkey bread (w/o the apples of course) for years and this version looks sooo good!!! :)
ReplyDeleteOkay friend...now you REALLY have got my attention! I LOVE this. Monkey bread is always good...but the apples make it so much better. And it looks so pretty too. (I bet it did make your kitchen smell great!) And I love your story about turning your previous mistake into a bread pudding! Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWow this looks amazing! Love the apple chunks in it as well!
ReplyDeleteThis looks amazing!!! I'm craving some so bad right now! :)
ReplyDeleteMonkeybread is sooo good! Love all those gooey chunks.
ReplyDeleteI make Monkey Bread once a year on Christmas morning. I make two because all the kids are home and everyone gorges on it. Never tried it with apples before, but looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteNothing says Mmmmmm, like apples and cinnamon!
ReplyDeleteYummmm. That looks and sounds so good! Thanks for all the pictures. Found you through stumble upon and liked this post. I would love it if you checked out my blog some time. www.copingwithfrugality.com
ReplyDeleteOh, man, would I love some of this monkey bread this morning! I have a similar recipe planned for later in the week...except it's made in a crockpot. Wish me luck...this version is way out of my comfort zone!
ReplyDeleteAPPLE WEEK IS MY JAM MAN! Love this monkey bread, Ramona. Decadent in all the right places, with plenty of cinnamon and apples to keep my fall-obsession happy. :D
ReplyDeleteI am totally taken aback by this mouthwatering monkey bread, Ramona! No. words.
ReplyDeleteOne of the coolest things about these "second look" posts after drooling over them again, is seeing the replies from all of the Foodbuzz friends I've lost contact with.
ReplyDeleteHow does one stop eating this? Oh man, I would demolish it all on my own. LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteLook at all of those apples! The caramel goodness sure is a winner.
ReplyDeleteIf you were to put that in front of me I would sit there and pick one little bite at a time until it was all gone. This looks SO YUMMY!
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