Upside Down Monkey Bread
Once you try this easy recipe, you’ll never use canned biscuits to make monkey bread again.
Upside Down Monkey Bread
Ingredients
- Master Dough (recipe precedes)
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons hot coffee
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons chopped pecans, divided
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Prepare Master Dough, and let rise as directed.
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a 10-inch cast-iron skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add brown sugar and coffee; bring to a boil. Cook, stirring frequently, until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Sprinkle with ½ cup pecans.
- In a large resealable plastic bag, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon.
- Lightly punch down dough; shape dough into 2-inch balls. Working in batches, place dough balls in plastic bag. Shake until coated with sugar mixture. Arrange dough over butter mixture in skillet. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons pecans.
- Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let cool for 2 minutes. Invert onto a serving platter or tray. Serve immediately.
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I think somebody bumped their noggin. Rosemary? Garnish with sea salt and pepper? For
Hi Jeff! That recipe is correct. The rosemary gives the bread amazing flavor! It’s one of my personal favorite recipes—my family adores it.
I am looking at the recipe in the taste of the south fall baking magazine. The directions are not the same as they are on this page. The ingredients are correct but the directions are not. There is no olive oil or rosemary for this recipe, and no mention of sea salt and pepper for garnish. I think someone had mixed up 2 different bread recipes.
Hi Stephanie! I think the recipe you’re looking at is for our Rosemary Focaccia. This is a list post that contains multiple bread recipes all using the same master dough. If you click the third page, you’ll find the Pumpkin Twist recipe. Hope this helps!