CRANBERRY ORANGE PULL APART MONKEY BREAD
This cranberry orange pull apart monkey bread is balls of tender and smooth dough covered in orange sugar and layered with dried cranberries, then baked to a golden brown. It’s a lighter alternative to the conventional monkey bread.
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There’s not anything higher than monkey bread – you know, that loaf of pull apart bread that’s included in cinnamon sugar and doused in butter. but traditional monkey bread packs a variety of calories, fats and sugar. I created a lighter model of monkey bread that you can sense precise about feeding your own family. I went with a greater seasonal taste profile of oranges and cranberries in preference to the conventional cinnamon sugar, and i have to say, this version tastes as scrumptious (or higher than) the unique!
HOW DO you're making MONKEY BREAD?
To make this cranberry orange pull aside monkey bread a extra healthful choice for breakfast, I swapped out the canned biscuits with a home made yeast dough. My homemade dough carries a few whole wheat flour and is sweetened with orange juice and a touch of honey in lieu of sugar. in case you don’t have time to make your very own dough, you could use frozen complete wheat bread dough, however I tremendously advocate giving the home made dough a strive.
INGREDIENTS:
For the dough:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 packet active dry yeast (about 2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons very warm fat-free milk (approximately 110 degrees)
- 1/4 cup very warm orange juice (apprximately 110 degrees)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons butter , melted
- Cooking spray
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup Craisins®
- the zest of one orange
- 3 tablespoons fat-free milk
- 2 tablespoons butter , melted
- Fresh orange slices for garnish (optional)
For the glaze:
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
INSTRUCTIONS:
- location the milk inside the bowl of a stand mixer; add the yeast and allow stand for five mins.
- add the 1/four cup orange juice and honey to the yeast mixture, stir in brief to combine.
- upload the flours, salt and 2 tablespoons of melted butter to the bowl. Stir till a dough starts offevolved to form.
- location the bowl on a stand mixer it's been equipped with a dough hook attachment.
- Knead on medium pace for 5-7 minutes or until a smooth dough has fashioned. you may upload water, 1 teaspoon at a time, if the dough seems too stiff.
- location the dough in a huge bowl that has been coated with cooking spray; also coat the top of the dough with cooking spray and cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
- allow the dough rise for an hour or till it's doubled in length.
- In a small bowl blend together the granulated sugar with the orange zest.
- In a 2nd bowl blend collectively the three tablespoons of fats free milk with 2 tablespoons of butter.
- Tear off tablespoon sized portions of the dough and roll into balls. Dip the balls first into the milk-butter aggregate and then gently roll the balls within the orange sugar.
- Layer the balls in a 12 cup bundt pan it is been coated in cooking spray.
- Sprinkle the Craisins in between every layer of dough balls. Repeat the procedure till all of the Craisins and dough have been used up.
- Pour any ultimate butter aggregate over the dough.
- cowl the pan and let it upward push for one hour, or till dough has doubled.
- Preheat the oven to 350 ranges. Bake for 30-35 mins or till the bread has thoroughly browned.
- at the same time as the bread is cooking make the glaze by whisking collectively the powdered sugar and orange juice. The glaze need to be a pourable consistency - you may add greater orange juice, a teaspoon at a time if you want to skinny the glaze.
- After the bread comes out of the oven, permit cool for five mins, then area a plate on top of the opening of the cake pan. carefully invert the bread onto the plate and pinnacle with the glaze and fresh orange slices if favored. Serve right now, this bread is excellent warm.
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