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Monkey Bread Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 packages of dry yeast
1 cup warm water
1 cup Crisco (not liquid)
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 cup boiling water
2 eggs slightly beaten
6 cups flour
wax paper
2 sticks butter or oleo
Directions:
Directions:
Mix 2 packages of yeast with 1 cup of warm water (not too hot or you will kill yeast). Set aside.
With a mixer, combine 1 cup Crisco, 3/4 cup sugar, 1 1/2 tsp. salt and 1 cup of boiling water.
Add 2 eggs (slightly beaten)
Add yeast mixture
Slowly add 6 cups of flour
Cover bowl with a cloth and set in warm place for 45 minutes (or until it rises)
Preheat oven to 300
Roll dough on wax paper
Melt 2 sticks of butter in separate bowl
Cut or pull it into small pieces
Dip pieces into butter and place into bundt pan
Go around pan 3-4 times
Place extra in a separate bread loaf pan or muffin pan
Let rise for 30 minutes
Cook for 40 minutes at 300º
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
Family size
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Do not try to put all of the dough in a single bundt pan. It will overflow!

 

 

 

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