Monkey Bread

By rdhch

Ingredients

• 2 C lukewarm water
• 1 pkg yeast
• 1/2 C sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 C flour
• 4 Tbsp butter, melted
• 4 C flour
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 1 stick/cube butter, melted

Preparation

Step 1

Add yeast to warm water and dissolve for 5 minutes. Add sugar to water. Beat eggs into water mixture. Add in 3 cups of flour and beat well.

Add 4 additional cups of flour,melted butter and salt. Mix well and knead until all the flour is absorbed. Put damp cloth over dough and let rise 1 hour or until double in size. Punch down and put in refrigerator several hours or overnight.

Melt 1/2 C butter and put in bundt pan. Divide the dough in half. The other half may be placed back in the refrigerator for the next day if desired. Roll dough out to about 1/4″ to 3/8″ thick, cut out using a 2 inch round biscuit or cookie cutter. Place one layer of dough rounds, standing up, into the pan. Let rise 2 hours. Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Loosen edges and turn onto a plate. Serve and enjoy!