Cheesy Italian Monkey Bread Recipes

CHEESY GARLIC MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Position a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Put the butter and garlic in a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave until the butter is melted. Set aside to cool slightly. Brush the Bundt pan with some of the butter to lightly coat.
• Meanwhile, cut the biscuits into quarters. Combine the Parmesan and rosemary in a large bowl and stir together.
• Working in batches, toss the biscuits in the melted garlic butter, roll them in the Parmesan mixture to lightly coat and add them to the Bundt pan. Sprinkle the top with any leftover Parmesan mixture and drizzle with any leftover butter.
• Cover the pan with foil and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until puffed and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes more. Loosen the bread from the sides of the pan with a knife or offset spatula. Carefully invert the pan onto a serving plate, remove the pan and serve hot.

CHEESY ITALIAN BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add 2 cups flour, sugar, salt, garlic salt, and cheese. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. , Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half. Shape each half into a 14-in. loaf. Place on a greased baking sheet that has been sprinkled with cornmeal. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. , Brush loaves with water. Make three diagonal slashes about 1/2 in. deep with a very sharp knife in each loaf. , Fill a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan with 1 in. of hot water and place on the bottom oven rack. Bake bread at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CHEESY ITALIAN MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening or spray with cooking spray.
• In 1-gallon bag, mix Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
• Separate dough into 24 biscuits; cut each into quarters.
• Place biscuit pieces in good sized plastic bag.
• Shake bag to coat dough.
• Place half of dough pieces in pan.
• Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over dough.
• Place remaining dough pieces in pan over cheese.
• Sprinkle any excess Parmesan cheese mixture over dough.
• Pour melted butter over top.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• Place heatproof plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan.
• Pull apart to serve with warm marinara sauce.

CHEESY MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 12 cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening, or spray with cooking spray.
• 2. In 1 gallon bag, mix parmesan cheese and italian seasoning. Separate dough into 24 biscuits. Cut each biscuit into 4 pieces. Place pieces of dough in bag, and shake to coat with seasoning mixture.
• 3. Place half of dough pieces in prepared pan. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over dough. Place remaining biscuits over cheese. Sprinkle any remaining seasoning mixture over top of dough. Pour melted butter over top of biscuits.
• 4. Bake for 30-35 minutes, until browned. Take an oven safe dish, place over pan, invert pan onto plate, and remove bread. Pull apart to serve. Optional: serve a side of marinara sauce to dip bread. Enjoy!

CHEESY SAVORY MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Mix yeast, sugar, and warm water in a small mixing bowl. set aside for ten minutes to allow yeast to proof (bubbles will form at the surface).
• Mix flour and salt in large mixing bowl. set bowl on mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment (or use a spoon and some elbow grease). with the mixer set on medium speed, slowly add the proofed yeast mixture to the dry ingredients, followed by the milk, egg, and 1 Tbsp melted butter. add 1 Tbsp of the parsley, 1 Tbsp of the onion and 1 cup of the cheese.
• Mix on medium speed just until the dough releases from the side of the bowl, about 6-to-8 minutes. knead dough together lightly with your hands. transfer dough to a lightly greased bowl, cover bowl with plastic wrap and place in a warm place. allow dough to rise for 25-30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, punch dough down and roll into balls, about 1 inch in diameter. mix 4 Tbsp of the melted butter with the remaining parsley, spring onion and gruyere, roll balls in the mixture, and arrange in a lightly greased loaf pans. allow loaves to rise once more in a warm spot for 30 minutes.
• Brush loaves again with melted butter. Bake in a 375F oven for 35 minutes, brushing twice throughout the baking with any remaining melted butter. serve monkey bread hot out of the oven.

PARMESA-GARLIC MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Separate biscuits; cut into quarters. Mix margarine, Parmesan and seasonings in medium bowl until blended. Add dough pieces; toss to evenly coat with cheese mixture.
• Place in 9-inch round pan sprayed with cooking spray; top with shredded cheese.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until golden brown. Cool 10 min. Remove bread from pan to wire rack; cool slightly.
• Heat pasta sauce as directed on label. Serve with the bread.