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Overnight Apple Fritter Monkey Bread

Overnight Apple Fritter Monkey Bread
An irresistible monkey bread loaded with caramelized apples in a brown sugar cinnamon syrup and dripping with a light glaze.
Yield 8 -10 servings
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Ingredients

Caramelized apples

  • 3 Fuji or other apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4 inch pieces
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Dough

  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened apple juice
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 tablespoon unsalted butter
  • 3 to 4 cups bread flour
  • 1 (0.25oz) package (7g) or 2 1/4 teaspoons Red Star Active Dry Yeast

Coating

  • 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Glaze

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 teaspoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

  • Caramelized apples: In a large bowl, combine apples, sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Melt the butter in a sauté pan over medium heat. Add the apple mixture and sauté until apples are softened and all the liquid is evaporated. Spread in a thin layer on a baking sheet to cool to room temperature.
  • In microwave safe bowl, heat milk, apple juice, sugar, salt and butter to 120-130°F. Stir to dissolve sugar.
  • Mix 2 cups flour and yeast in stand mixer fitted with a beater blade. Turn machine to low and slowly add the heated liquid mixture. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes.
  • Switch to the dough hook, gradually add the remaining flour (add more or less as necessary) until dough clings to the hook and almost cleans the sides. Knead until the dough is smooth.
  • Scrape the dough off the dough hook in to the bowl and add the cooled apples. With the dough hook, knead the apples in to the dough, adding more flour as necessary to form a soft, slightly sticky dough.
  • Turn dough onto lightly floured counter and knead briefly to form a round ball. Coat a large bowl with nonstick cooking spray. Place dough in bowl and coat surface of dough with cooking spray. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and rise in a warm place until dough doubles in size, about 2 hours.
  • Butter a 12-cup Bundt pan with non stick cooking spray.
  • Make brown sugar coating: Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl. Place melted butter in second bowl. Set aside for the sugar coating.
  • Punch down the dough and pat into an 8-inch square on a flour surface. Using a bench scraper or knife, cut dough into 64 pieces. With floured hands, roll each dough piece into a ball.
  • Working one at a time, dip balls in melted butter, allowing excess butter to drip back into bowl. Roll in brown sugar mixture, then layer balls in Bundt pan, staggering the dough balls to build layers.
  • Cover Bundt pan tightly with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator overnight.
  • Approximately one hour before you want to bake your Monkey Bread, remove it from the refrigerator and let the dough come to room temperature and begin to rise. (It will rise a little in the refrigerator overnight.)
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Unwrap pan and bake until top is deep brown and caramel begins to bubble around edges, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then turn out on platter and allow to cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
  • Make the glaze: whisk powdered sugar, milk and vanilla in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle glaze over the top and sides of the bread. Serve warm. (Tip: Put the glaze in a plastic zipper bag and snip off the corner to drizzle glaze on top.)

Notes

Recipe by Barbara Bakes.

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Review & Comments

Jus | Reply

Do you have to put in the fridge or can you let the second rise happen right away?

Red Star Yeast | Reply

Hi Jus – Yes, you can do the 2nd rise right after shaping without an overnight refrigeration.
Happy baking!

carol musante | Reply

I would like to print recipe.

Red Star Yeast | Reply

Hi Carol,
Click on the red “Print” button to the right of the recipe title to print the recipe.
Happy baking!
Carol

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