How To Make Homemade Monkey Bread

Although it is called Monkey Bread, there are no monkeys and no bread in this recipe. Nevertheless, it is a delicious, sweet treat that is easy to make and something that everybody will enjoy. This recipe on how to make Monkey Bread comes from Pillsbury's Lauren Chattman.

1. Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 12-cup fluted tube pan with shortening or cooking spray. In large food-storage plastic bag, mix sugar and cinnamon.

2. Separate dough into 16 biscuits; cut each into quarters. Shake in bag to coat. Arrange in pan, adding walnuts and raisins among the biscuit pieces.

3. In small bowl, mix brown sugar and butter; pour over biscuit pieces.

4. Bake 28 to 32 minutes or until golden brown and no longer doughy in center. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn upside down onto serving plate; pull apart to serve. Serve warm.

Pillsbury's monkey bread recipe serves twelve.