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Monkey and Gorilla Bread
Recipe courtesy Vita Shanley, 2005

Ingredients
Monkey Bread (recipe may be doubled depending on the
bundt pan):
Flour, for pan
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
30 buttermilk canned refrigerator biscuits
1 stick butter, plus more for pan
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup walnuts

Instructions
Butter and flour a bundt pan and set aside. Preheat
oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine sugar and cinnamon. Cut refrigerator biscuits in half and toss in cinnamon
and sugar mixture. Melt the 1 stick of butter in a saucepan and add brown sugar
and bring to a boil; then add nuts. Line the bundt pan with biscuits and pour
butter mixture over them.
Bake for about 30 minutes. Remove from the pan when it's still hot to avoid

Gorilla Bread (recipe may be doubled depending on the
bundt pan):

Flour, for pan
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
20 buttermilk canned refrigerator biscuits
8 ounces cream cheese, cut into 20 cubes
1 stick butter, melted, plus more for pan
1 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups walnuts

Butter and flour a bundt pan. Preheat oven to 350
degrees F.

Combine sugar and cinnamon. Separate biscuits and flatten each slightly with your
hand. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of the cinnamon and sugar mixture onto each biscuit.
Place one cube of cream cheese in center of biscuit and fold in half to resemble a
half moon. Melt the 1 stick of butter in a saucepan and add brown sugar and bring
to a boil; remove from the heat. Place 1/2 cup nuts on the bottom of the bundt pan
and then line the pan with a row of cream cheese filled biscuits. Sprinkle with
half of the cinnamon and sugar mixture. Drizzle half of the butter mixture on top
and then repeat steps, beginning with nuts.
Bake for about 30 minutes. Remove from the pan when it's still hot to avoid
sticking.