Whole Wheat Monkey Bread

Name: Whole Wheat Monkey Bread
Ingredients: 1 cup rice milk or 1 cup other milk; 1 cup sugar, plus; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/2 cup butter, plus; 1/4 cup margarine; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast; 1/4 cup lukewarm water (110 to 115F); 3 eggs, well beaten (or 4 if your diet allows); 3 cups whole wheat flour; 1 cup white flour; 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon; 1 cup ground pecans (optional)

13 ingredients

14 steps

Ingredients

1 cup rice milk or 1 cup other milk
1 cup sugar, plus
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, plus
1/4 cup margarine
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
1/4 cup lukewarm water (110 to 115F)
3 eggs, well beaten (or 4 if your diet allows)
3 cups whole wheat flour
1 cup white flour
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 cup ground pecans (optional)

Directions

1

Start yeast in warm water, with a pinch of the sugar and flour.
2

Melt 1/4 cup margarine and 1/3 cup of sugar with milk, cool to lukewarm.
3

beat eggs.
4

Mix all liquids (of course, make sure milk/margarine/sugar are cool enough so the yeast does not stunt).
5

Add two cups of whole wheat flour, beat slowly for 2 minutes.
6

Add remaining flour and 1T cinnamon and beat for two minutes - dough will be sticky.
7

Cover and let rise (1-1:30 hours).
8

Punch down, melt remaining 1/3 cup margarine and 1 cup sugar together with 1T cinnamon.
9

Grab sticky chunks of dough, roll into a ball (1-2 inch), dip/roll in margarine & sugar and drop into oiled bunt pan (other pans work fine too, you just get more crusty exposures with a bunt).
10

Stack balls loosely until all dough is used.
11

Top with remaining butter/sugar/cinnamon mixture and pecans.
12

cover and let rise 30 minute.
13

Bake at 375 for 30 min (or 18 in convection ovens).
14

Invert onto a serving plate and serve warm! These don't last long, because they're so good. This technique can also be used for pull apart dinner rolls, cheddar&chive biscuits, or other bread products to share. Just be sure to roll each ball in some sort of oil so that they will develop seams where they tear easily.