Raisin-Nut Monkey Bread
- 1 cup milk
- 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
- 1/4 ounce active dry yeast
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 3 1/2 - 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, melted
- 1/2 cup golden raisin
- In a 1-quart saucepan heat the milk until it just comes to a boil; stir in 1/4 cup butter until melted.
- Cool until just warm (105 - 115u0b0F).
- In a large mixer bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water.
- Add the cooled milk mixture, 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, egg and salt.
- Beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until smooth (1 to 2 minutes).
- By hand, stir in enough of the remaining flour to make the dough easy to handle.
- Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes).
- Place in a greased bowl; turn the greased side up.
- Cover, let rise in a warm place until doubled in size (about 1-1/2 hours.).
- The dough is ready if an indentation remains when touched.
- Punch down the dough; divide in half.
- With floured hands, shape each half into 24 balls.
- In a small bowl stir together 1 cup sugar, pecans and cinnamon.
- Dip the balls first into the melted butter, then into the sugar mixture.
- Place 24 balls in the bottom of a greased 10-inch tube pan or Bundt pan - if using the tube pan, line the bottom with aluminum foil.
- Sprinkle with raisins.
- Top with the remaining 24 balls, after dipping them into the butter and sugar mixtures.
- Cover; let rise until doubled in size (about 45 minutes).
- Heat the oven to 375u0b0F.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the monkey bread sounds hollow when tapped.
- Immediately invert the pan onto a heatproof serving plate.
- Let the pan stand 1 minute to allow the sugar mixture to drizzle over the monkey bread.
- Remove the pan; serve warm (leftovers can be reheated nicely in the microwave).
milk, butter, active dry yeast, water, flour, sugar, egg, salt, pecans, cinnamon, butter, golden raisin
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/raisin-nut-monkey-bread-124875 (may not work)