DRUNKEN MONKEY BREAD RECIPE

Drunken Monkey Bread Recipe image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 1

* 3 lbs. frozen bread dough or rolls, not the partially bakes varieties (Rhodes) * 1 cup granulated sugar * 1 Tb. pumpkin spice spice (or 1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon + 1/2 tsp. nutmeg + 1/2 tsp. clove + 1/2 tsp ginger) * 2 1/2 sticks melted butter (1 1/4 cup

Steps:

Place the frozen dough on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Spray a large sheet of plastic wrap with non-stick cooking spray and cover the dough. Allow the dough to thaw and rise for 3-5 hours, according to package instructions.
Once the dough has doubled or tripled in size, butter (or spray with cooking spray) a large bundt pan. Mix the granulated sugar and pumpkin pie spice in a medium bowl. Then use kitchen sheers to snip the dough into 1 to 1 1/2 inch chunks. Dust the dough chunks with the sugar mixture and place in the bundt pan. *At this point, you can cover the top and refrigerate over night.
Move the oven rack to the bottom position and take out the other racks to give the monkey bread room to rise. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Whisk the melted butter, brown sugar, liquor, and orange zest together in a large microwave safe bowl. Bring the mixture to a boil in the microwave--2 minutes. Then pour over the monkey bread dough and place in the oven.
Bake for 40-60 minutes, until the top is brown, crusty and rising over the top of the pan.