Saturday, November 29, 2008

Weird monkey type bread recipe..

Ok, so here's this recipe that I make, but I cannot give you exact directions at this moment, because frankly I've been changing them from the original and I have to figure out how to write them down... but what you do is. (By the way the kids LOVE to help make this)

Buy one of the four packs of the refrigerator biscuits, any brand doesn't matter what type. Cut each into fourths.
Buy an 8 oz. cream cheese and cut it into little cubes about 1/2" X 1/2". Take each little cube of cream cheese and wrap it with a piece of biscuit. This makes all these little balls with a surprise in the center.
In a small bowl mix about 3/4 cup sugar with about 1 tsp. cinnamon. Adjust this as you like, if you want more or less cinnamon or sugar.
Grease a tube pan.
Put the sugar into a zip lock bag (gallon size) and then put the balls in and shake.
In a small bowl microwave 1 stick butter/margarine until melted.
Add 1/4 cup maple syrup and 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Put a layer of balls into the pan. Drizzle with a couple of TB of maple syrup mix. Reach into the bag and grab a small amount of the remaining cinn/sugar mixture and sprinkle that over the balls. Repeat this again once or twice depending on how many you put into the layer.
When all the balls are in pour any remaining ingredients over the top and then bake at 350 for at least 20 minutes, but then start checking it. I find that cooking times vary. I don't know why, but it might be where the air gaps are located or some such thing. It usually takes mine about 30 minutes or so.
Anyway, you'll be able to tell when it's done because the bread starts pulling away from the sides of the pan. Invert it right away and get it out of the pan, otherwise the caramel will stick and it won't come out. If that happens heat it up in the oven and try again.

Serve warm or you can slice it after it cools. I like it better warm, but it's good both ways.

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