Apple Cinnamon Raisin Nut Filled Monkey Bread Food

RAISIN-NUT MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• In a 1-quart saucepan heat the milk until it just comes to a boil; stir in 1/4 cup butter until melted.
• Cool until just warm (105 - 115°F).
• In a large mixer bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water.
• Add the cooled milk mixture, 2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar, egg and salt.
• Beat at medium speed, scraping the bowl often, until smooth (1 to 2 minutes).
• By hand, stir in enough of the remaining flour to make the dough easy to handle.
• Turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes).
• Place in a greased bowl; turn the greased side up.
• Cover, let rise in a warm place until doubled in size (about 1-1/2 hours.).
• The dough is ready if an indentation remains when touched.
• Punch down the dough; divide in half.
• With floured hands, shape each half into 24 balls.
• In a small bowl stir together 1 cup sugar, pecans and cinnamon.
• Dip the balls first into the melted butter, then into the sugar mixture.
• Place 24 balls in the bottom of a greased 10-inch tube pan or Bundt pan - if using the tube pan, line the bottom with aluminum foil.
• Sprinkle with raisins.
• Top with the remaining 24 balls, after dipping them into the butter and sugar mixtures.
• Cover; let rise until doubled in size (about 45 minutes).
• Heat the oven to 375°F.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the monkey bread sounds hollow when tapped.
• Immediately invert the pan onto a heatproof serving plate.
• Let the pan stand 1 minute to allow the sugar mixture to drizzle over the monkey bread.
• Remove the pan; serve warm (leftovers can be reheated nicely in the microwave).

APPLE-CINNAMON MONKEY BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening or cooking spray. Set aside icing tubs from cinnamon rolls. Separate each can of dough into 5 rolls; cut into quarters. Place apple in small bowl. In another small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon. Add 1/4 cup sugar mixture to apple; toss to coat. Sprinkle half of apple pieces in pan. Roll half of dough pieces in sugar mixture; place on apples in pan. Sprinkle with remaining apple pieces. Roll remaining dough pieces in sugar mixture; place on apples. Pour melted butter over top. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until golden brown across top. Cool 10 minutes; run knife around edge of pan to loosen. Place heatproof serving plate over pan and turn over; remove pan. Cool 10 minutes longer. Drizzle reserved icing over top of bread, allowing some to drizzle down sides. Pull apart to serve; serve warm.

MOIST CINNAMON APPLE QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees.
• Spray loaf pan with nonstick spray.
• In large bowl combine flour, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and cinnamon.
• In small bowl combine wet ingredients, egg whites, vanilla, applesauce and apples.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until just blended.
• Pour mixture into loaf pan and spread evenly-sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar or streusel topping if desired.
• Bake 35-45 minutes.

APPLE-CINNAMON RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 c.
• flour, yeast, sugar, salt and cinnamon; mix well.
• Heat apple juice, oil and water to 120-130 degrees F; add to flour mixture.
• Blend at low speed until moistened, then beat 3 minutes at medium speed.
• Gradually stir in remaining flour and raisins to make a firm dough.
• Knead until smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease top.
• Cover and let rise until light and doubled, about 1 hour; punch down dough.
• On lightly floured surface, roll or pat to a 14x7 inch rectangle.
• Starting with the shorter side, roll up tightly, pressing dough into roll with each turn.
• Pinch edges and ends to seal.
• Place in greased 9x5 inch loaf pan; cover and let rise until light and doubled, about 1 hour.
• Bake at 375 for 35-40 minutes, until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped.
• Remove from pan and cool on rack.

EASY CINNAMON APPLE RAISIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Take peeled and chopped apples and place them in a micowave safe bowl.
• Add water to the apples and microwave for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes.
• Combine apples and all remaining ingriendients and mix thoroughly.
• Pour mixture into a greased loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hr to 1 hr 15 minutes.
• When done let sit for 15 mins before removing from pan and placing on a wire rack.
• Enjoy!