Pecan Pie Monkey Bread

TOTAL TIME: 14 hr 20 min
Prep: 40 min
Inactive Prep: 12 hr 45 min
Cook: 55 min
 
YIELD: 20 servings
LEVEL: Easy

ingredients

DOUGH:
  • 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup water (110 degrees F to 115 degrees F)
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
  • 1 to 1/4 cups warm 2-percent milk (110 degrees F to 115 degrees F)
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
CARAMEL:
ASSEMBLY:
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 6 tablespoons chopped pecans
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Directions

For the dough: Dissolve the yeast in the water in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add 3 cups of the flour, the milk, butter, sugar, salt and eggs. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough of the remaining flour to form a firm dough. Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, 6 to 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

For the caramel: Bring the brown sugar, butter and cream to a boil. Cook and stir for 3 minutes. Pour half into the greased bundt pan and sprinkle with the pecans.

For assembly: Punch the risen dough down and shape into 40 balls (1 to 1 inches in diameter). Mix together the sugar and cinnamon in a shallow bowl.
Pour the melted butter into another bowl. Roll the balls in the butter and then roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place 20 balls in the bundt pan and top with remaining caramel and the pecans. Lastly, place the final 20 balls of dough into the pan. Cover the bundt pan and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Bake until the top is a deep golden brown, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before inverting onto a serving plate. Serve warm.

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  • on March 08, 2013

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    Made this recipe last weekend. Wow, it tasted great! This was the moistest monkey bread I ever had. I will need a slightly larger bundt pan next time due to the monkey bread and praline overflowing the pan. I placed foil under the pan as it baked to protect the oven. It had crisply baked areas and soft inner areas, all with ooey, gooey praline, yum. I was unsure of whether to place the raw dough balls in the hot praline, but I think this made them rise really well in 45 minutes. This recipe is well worth the time and effort.

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  • on March 03, 2013

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    Started the dough last night and placed it in the refrigerator and this morning took it out to rest and warm a bit. Prepped the caramel, this tastes great by the way, then rolled the dough in the butter and sugar/cinnamon. Let it raise an hour and right now its in the oven and waiting!!!

    Had to place a cookie sheet under the bundt pan because it slightly over flowed. Waited the 10 minutes before tipping over and wow!

    Here's the review: Wife thought that some of the bread was under cooked, daughter thought the bottom was burnt, very hard. Overall taste was excellent and enough to feed a small army!! The rest is being taken to work tomorrow. Going to find a larger bundt pan and going to try again. This is a keeper!!!

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