Monkey bread
Monkey bread, also called Hungarian coffee cake, golden crown, pinch-me cake and bubbleloaf, is a sticky, gooey pastry served as a breakfast treat.[1] The origin of the term monkey bread is uncertain. Possible etymologies include that the bread resembles the monkey puzzle tree, [2] or the act of several people pulling at the bread is reminiscent of monkey behavior.[citation needed] Recipes for the towering bread first appeared in American women's magazines and community cookbooks in the 1950s. It is made with pieces of sweet yeast dough which are baked in a cake pan at high heat after first being individually covered in melted butter, cinnamon, sugar and chopped pecans.[3] It is traditionally served hot so that the baked segments can be easily torn away with the fingers and eaten by hand.
References
- ^ "House of the Rising Bun". Good Eats (Food Network). Season 10. Episode EA1003. 2006-04-07.
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- ^ Brown, Alton (2006). "Overnight Monkey Bread". "Good Eats" Recipes. Food Network. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
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