Aunt Ruth's Monkey Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 1/2 compressed yeast cakes or 1 1/2 envelopes dry yeast
• 1/4 cup lukewarm water
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 lb butter
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 -4 cups sifted flour
• 1/4 lb butter

Recipe

• 1 soften yeast in lukewarm water.
• 2 stir in sugar.
• 3 scald milk, add the first 1/4 pound butter and let it melt in milk.
• 4 when milk is lukewarm, stir in beaten eggs and yeast mixture.
• 5 add salt.
• 6 beat flour in gradually with a wooden spoon, adding enough to make a soft dough.
• 7 transfer to a greased bowl and let rise in warm place until double in bulk.
• 8 after double, melt remaining 1/4 pound butter in shallow pan.
• 9 divide dough in 2 portions for easier handling.
• 10 roll out 1 at a time on lightly floured area to 1/2 inches thickness.
• 11 cut into diamond shapes, approximately 3 inches (i use a pizza cutter- much easier!).
• 12 dip each piece of dough in melted butter and lay in a 10 inches mold or 1 piece angel food cake pan, with points overlapping.
• 13 finish same procedure with second half of dough.
• 14 let rise until light, about 1 hour.
• 15 preheat oven to 400*.
• 16 bake bread about 35 minutes or until nicely brown and done.
• 17 to serve, turn out while warm on serving plate and serve to be separated at table.