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Overnight Lemon Monkey Bread

Cook Time35 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Breads
Keyword: baking, Breakfast, Lemon
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Barbara Schieving

Ingredients

  • 1 ⅓ cups milk
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 3 ½ – 4 ½ cups bread flour
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons 1 package Red Star Active Dry Yeast
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • Finely grated lemon zest from 4 large lemons
  • ½ cup 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

Instructions

  • In microwave safe bowl, heat milk, sugar, salt and butter to 120° to 130°. Stir to dissolve sugar.
  • Mix 2 cups flour and yeast in stand mixer fitted with a beater blade. Turn machine to low and 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. 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.
  • Spray a 12-cup Bundt pan generously with non stick cooking spray.
  • Make lemon sugar coating: Mix sugar and lemon zest 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. (I used a pizza cutter.)
  • 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 lemon 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 two hours 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°. Unwrap pan and bake until top is deep brown and 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.
  • For the glaze: whisk powdered sugar and lemon juice in small bowl until smooth. Drizzle glaze over the top and sides of the bread. Serve warm. (I like to put the glaze in a Ziploc and snip off the corner. To drizzle glaze on top.) Serve warm