Friday, June 3, 2011

Fruity Monkey Bread (kid approved!)

I got this recipe from allrecipes.com. Additionally, I took some of the comments that were made to the recipe and made some changes.

1 can of biscuits
1/2 cup white sugar
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 apple (chopped small)
dried craisens
chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. nutmeg

Mix sugar and cinnamon in Ziploc bag. Tear biscuits into fourths. Place biscuits in bag and zip up. Shake -- not your hips -- the bag, until coated. Spray a bundt pan (tube pan with hole in the middle), or muffin tins, or bread pans with non-stick spray. Layer biscuits, apple, craisens, and pecans in pan. In a medium saucepan, melt butter with brown sugar. Add vanilla and nutmeg. Bring to boil and boil for 1 minute. Pour mixture over biscuits. Cook 350 degrees. If bundt pan is used, cook for 35 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil. If smaller pan is used, cook for less time - like 20 minutes. Keep checking to avoid burning the tops or boil overs.

I used muffin tins and mini bread pans and cooked for 20 minutes. I didn't cover with aluminum foil.  I put fruit and nuts on top. May want to put them on bottom of pan next time.