Monkey Bread Dutch Oven Recipe

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Ingredients:

1/2 stick butter
2 rolls of Pillsbury biscuits
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 Tbsp cinnamon

Instructions:

Se dutch oven over a couple coals to warm up, then melt the butter in the dutch oven.
Tear each biscuit into quarters.
Mix sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon in plastic bag.
Drop each quarter biscuit into bag and shake to coat well.
Place biscuits in dutch oven.
Stir all the biscuit pieces once to cover in butter, then arrange them into a single layer.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Serves 6 to 8.

May want to line oven with foil to catch melted sugar.

dutch oven monkey bread

Notes:

dessert or breakfast

All recipes use a 12-inch dutch oven, unless specified.
If you have a 10-inch dutch oven, use about 2/3 to 3/4 of the ingredient amounts but keep the temperature and time about the same.
If you have an 8-inch dutch oven, use about 1/2 of the ingredient amounts but keep the temperature and time about the same.
If no temperature is listed, use 350 degrees.
See Heat Settings page for temperature and coal placement
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Comments:

Mar 02, 2016 - daisy

this is a really nice wed site I love it thanks so much to the person who made it. this page really helped prepare for the trip I have coming up. and this recipe was absolutely awesome and it tastes so good plus it I super easy to make. I hope everyone gets to try this. I am hoping for more recipes and ideas! thanks once more.

Jun 14, 2016 - Wally

What size roll of Pillsbury biscuits?

Jun 27, 2016 - Dutch Oven Dude

@Wally - They are 7.5oz rolls and make 10 biscuits each.

Sep 13, 2016 - Kate

If you take cream cheese, you can wrap it in the biscuits before you apply the cinnamon sugar and butter. My girl scout troop always called it gorilla bread with the cream cheese in. It's pretty good that way!

Apr 12, 2017 - Ginger

Do you think I could halve the recipe and make it in a 6 qt oven?

Apr 12, 2017 - Dutch Oven Dude

@Ginger - a 12-inch D.O. is most likely 6 quarts, or 8 quarts. So, the amounts in these recipes should be used.
If you're asking about a 6-inch D.O. then that only holds about 1 quart and I wouldn't try to make much in one.

Apr 14, 2017 - Ginger

My mistake! You are right! It is a 6" not 6 qt. oven. Glad I checked with you first. Great site here. Lots of good ideas. Thank you.

Oct 21, 2017 - Nick Drake

I wanted to cook something that the kids would be sure to like for my first D.O. cooked item, and this did not disappoint. My finicky kids gave this a thumbs up. 😆

Using a parchment liner made clean up a snap. 😎

Oct 22, 2017 - Dutch Oven Dude

@Nick - Good for you! Monkey Bread is easy and great on a cool morning - except for the guy that has to get up early to get the fir going. :-)

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