Monkey Bread

Thank god, my interest in baking and cooking pulled me to join in many challenges, else i might be very lazy to cook or bake. Really thanks to many baking challenges i have been a part, for pulling me to try some other bakes from the usual one. Coming to this monkey bread,our this month's Defi Boulange, a fabulous bread baking event by Nadia and Manue challenged us with an incredible and very addictive monkey bread, i was planning to do this bread since a long,dunno somehow i couldnt make them. Finally i baked some yesterday as my kids are in vacation,so that they can enjoy for their snacks.

Cinnamon powder, give a fabulous aroma to this bread and this spice powder was one of my favourite, so i didnt hesitate a second to add them generously. Also i picked a kg of dark brown sugar in London during my last weekend trip and i used them for making the sugar syrup and obviously my bread colour was absolutely fantabulous,better let me stop now coz the picture will speaks a lot. Obviously as usual, bread making is a stress burster for me while my kids enjoyed them thoroughly for their snacks and this bread dont even need any spread to enjoy with it.Thanks to Nadia and Manue again for giving us a beautiful bread.

4cups All purpose flour/bread flour
1tbsp Active dry yeast
1/2cup Water
1/2cup Luke warm milk
40grms Butter (melted)
2tbsp Sugar
1/2tsp Sel
Few walnuts

For caramel:
1/2cup Dark brown sugar
60grms Butter
3tbsp Fresh thick cream

For rolling the bread:
1/2cup Light brown sugar
2tbsp Cinnamon powder
120grms Melted butter

Add the yeast to the luke warm milk with sugar and salt,keep aside for few minutes until the yeast turns foamy.

Meanwhile take the flour,melted butter together in a bowl,gently add the water and yeast and knead everything slowly as soft and smooth dough.

Knead well the dough for atleast 10minutes and arrange it in a greased bowl and keep in warm place for 2hours.

In a small pan, take the sugar,butter and thick cream,bring it to boil and let it cook for few minutes,put off the stove.

Take a bundt pan or a round pan, greased it and pour the caramel in the pan, springle the walnuts and keep aside.

Punch down the dough, divide them into 25-30 small tiny balls and roll them well and keep aside, finish the dough as small balls.

Now take the light brown sugar, cinnamon powder in a plate,give mix and keep aside.

Drop a tiny ball into the melted butter, take out immediately and roll generously to the already prepared sugar-cinnamon mixture and place it in the already prepared pan.

Continue the same process until the remaining balls gets finished. Cover the pan and arrange it in a warm place for an hour until they double their volume.

Preheat the oven to 350F.

Keep the pan in the middle of the rack and bake for 25-30minutes until the crust turns golden brown

Once they get baked,keep aside for few minutes, and turn the pan upside down to remove the bread.

Take care,coz the caramel might be still a bit warm.

Enjoy the bread, you can eat this bread when they are still warm.