Sticky Buns Gorilla Bread Recipes

STICKY MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and bake until lightly toasted, about 8 minutes; set aside.
• Melt 1 stick butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the brown sugar and heavy cream; boil until slightly thickened, about 4 minutes. Stir in the vanilla, vinegar, rum, salt and the toasted pecans. Pour all but 1/2 cup of the pecan mixture into an 8-inch-round, 3-inch-deep cake pan. Refrigerate until almost set, about 15 minutes. Set the remaining pecan mixture aside at room temperature.
• Put the remaining 1/2 stick butter in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave until melted. Put the granulated sugar in another bowl. Pinch off tablespoonfuls of dough and roll into 1-inch balls. Dip the balls in the melted butter, letting the excess drip off, then roll in the granulated sugar; arrange in the prepared cake pan in 2 layers, leaving a bit of space between the balls. Let rise, uncovered, in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour, 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the bread until puffed and golden brown (a thermometer inserted into the center should register 175 degrees F), about 55 minutes; tent with aluminum foil if the top is getting too dark. Remove the bread from the oven and spread the reserved 1/2 cup pecan mixture on top. Transfer to a rack and let cool 10 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a plate. Pull off pieces to serve.
• Warm 1/2 cup water and the milk in a saucepan over low heat until a thermometer registers 100 degrees F to 110 degrees F. Remove from the heat and sprinkle the yeast on top, then sprinkle with a pinch of the sugar; set aside, undisturbed, until foamy, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk the melted butter, egg yolk and vanilla into the yeast mixture until combined. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, the remaining sugar, the salt and nutmeg. Make a well in the center, then add the yeast mixture and stir with a wooden spoon to make a thick and slightly sticky dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until soft and elastic, about 6 minutes. Shape into a ball.
• Brush a large bowl with butter. Add the dough, turning to coat lightly with the butter. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise at room temperature until the dough is doubled in size, about 1 hour, 15 minutes.
• Turn the dough out of the bowl and knead briefly to release excess air; re-form into a ball and return to the bowl. Lightly butter a large piece of plastic wrap and lay it directly on the surface of the dough. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

STICKY MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a bundt pan.
• Cut biscuits into quarters.
• Combine cinnamon and sugar and roll the biscuit pieces in the mixture. Drop the dough into the bundt pan, place them evenly around the pan.
• Heat the brown sugar and butter in a small saucepan on medium heat.
• After it starts boiling, pour evenly over the top of the dough in the pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes.
• Let cool for 15 minutes in the pan, and then turn the pan upside down onto a plate and tap with the back of a spoon to loosen.

MONKEY BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9 or 10 inch tube/Bundt® pan.
• Mix white sugar and cinnamon in a plastic bag. Cut biscuits into quarters. Shake 6 to 8 biscuit pieces in the sugar cinnamon mix. Arrange pieces in the bottom of the prepared pan. Continue until all biscuits are coated and placed in pan. If using nuts and raisins, arrange them in and among the biscuit pieces as you go along.
• In a small saucepan, melt the margarine with the brown sugar over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute. Pour over the biscuits.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 35 minutes. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a plate. Do not cut! The bread just pulls apart.

GORILLA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix granulated sugar and cinnamon.
• In a sauce pan, melt the butter and brown sugar over low heat, stirring well; set aside.
• Cut the cream cheese into 20 equal cubes.
• Press the biscuits out with your fingers and sprinkle each with 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon sugar. Place a cube of cream cheese in the center of each biscuit, wrapping and sealing the dough around the cream cheese.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the nuts into the bottom of a bundt pan. Place half the prepared biscuits on top of the nuts.
• Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, pour half the melted butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle on 1/2 cup nuts.
• Layer the remaining biscuits on top, sprinkle with remaining cinnamon sugar, pour the remaining butter mixture and sprinkle with remaining nuts.
• Bake for 30 minutes and then remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes.
• Place a plate on top and invert.

STICKY CINNAMON-SUGAR MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Cut dough into 1-inch pieces; place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large saucepan, combine remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 1 minute; remove from heat. Pour over dough pieces., Cover loosely with parchment or nonstick foil; let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 45 minutes. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Immediately invert onto a serving plate.

STICKY BUN MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the butter, vanilla and syrup and set aside.
• Combine the brown sugar, orange peel, cinnamon and nuts in another bowl and mix well to coat the nuts.
• Liberally spray a Bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray
• Pour 1/2 of rhe syrup mixture in the pan and sprinkle 1/2 the brown sugar/nut mixture over it.
• Arrange the biscuits around the pan in a circle, overlapping each other.
• Top with remaining syrup mixture and sprinkle remaining brown sugar/nut mixture on top.
• Bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.
• Allow to rest in pan for 1-2 minutes.
• Invert onto a plate and pull off pieces to serve.

STICKY BUNS (GORILLA BREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Lightly coat a bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Mix the cinnamon and sugar together.
• In a scaucepan over low heat, melt the brown sugar and butter, stirring well.
• Remove the brown sugar mixture from the heat.
• Next, press out each biscuit and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of the cinnamon sugar mix.
• Cut the cream cheese into 20 equal cubes and place each one in the center of a biscuit.
• Seal the cream cheese by completely wrapping the biscuit around the cube.
• Sprinkle ½ cup of walnuts into the bottom of the bundt pan and cover them with half of the prepared biscuits.
• Sprinkle the biscuits in the pan with the cinnamon sugar, pour half of the brown sugar mixture over them, and sprinkle them with ½ cup of walnuts.
• Place the remaining biscuits in the pan and sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar.
• Pour the remaining brown sugar mixture over the biscuits and sprinkle with the rest of the walnuts.
• Bake the bread for 30 minutes, then remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Place a serving plate on top and invert the pan.
• Serves 12.