Recipe courtesy of Vita Shanley
Monkey and Gorilla Bread
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: about 25 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 25 servings
- Calories
- 969
- Total Fat
- 51
- Saturated Fat
- 16
- Carbohydrates
- 112
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 21
- Protein
- 17
- Cholesterol
- 35
- Sodium
- 1209
- Total: 1 hr 35 min
- Prep: 1 hr
- Cook: 35 min
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
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
Directions
- 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):
- 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.