MONKEY PULL APART BREAD BISCUITS RECIPES

Steps:

• Place oven rack in center of oven; heat oven to 350°F. Brush loaf pan with small amount from the 1/2 cup melted unsalted butter.
• In large bowl, stir together remaining melted butter, 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon and juice from 1 large orange until combined. Add 1 large green apple, peeled, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices; toss to combine.
• Separate dough from 1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury™ Grands!™ Flaky Layers refrigerated original or buttermilk biscuits into 8 biscuits. Split biscuits in half to make 16 biscuit rounds; place on work surface or cutting board.
• Place a few slices of apples with sugar mixture on each biscuit round. Stack 4 topped biscuits on top of each other to make a tower. Repeat to make a total of 4 towers.
• Place each tower on its side lengthwise in buttered pan, pressing each biscuit tower to fit tightly in pan.
• Bake 40 minutes or until top is golden brown. Remove pan from oven to cooling rack; cool 15 minutes. Place serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over. Remove pan; serve warm. Refrigerate any remaining bread in airtight container up to 3 days.

Steps:

• Spray a 12-cup fluted tube cake pan or 10-inch angel food (tube) cake pan with the cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir 1 1/2 cups of the flour, the sugar, salt and yeast until well mixed.
• In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the milk and 1/4 cup butter over medium-low heat, stirring frequently, until very warm and an instant-read thermometer reads 120°F to 130°F. Add the milk mixture and the egg to the flour mixture. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, stopping frequently to scrape batter from side and bottom of bowl with a rubber spatula, until flour mixture is moistened. Beat on medium speed 3 minutes, stopping frequently to scrape bowl. With a wooden spoon, stir in enough of the remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, until dough is soft, leaves side of bowl and is easy to handle (dough may be slightly sticky).
• Sprinkle flour lightly on a countertop or large cutting board. Place dough on floured surface. Knead by folding dough toward you, then with the heels of your hands, pushing dough away from you with a short rocking motion. Move dough a quarter turn and repeat. Continue kneading about 5 minutes, sprinkling surface with more flour if dough starts to stick, until dough is smooth and springy.
• Place 1/4 cup butter in a small microwavable bowl; cover with a microwavable paper towel. Microwave on High 30 to 50 seconds or until melted.
• Shape the dough into 24 balls. Dip each ball of dough into the melted butter. Layer evenly in the pan. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap; let rise in a warm place 20 to 30 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Dough is ready if an indentation remains when you press your fingertips about 1/2 inch into the dough. Remove plastic wrap.
• Move the oven rack to a low position so that tops of the pans will be in the center of the oven. Heat the oven to 350°F.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool bread in pan 2 minutes. Place a heatproof serving plate upside down on pan; holding plate and pan with pot holders, turn plate and pan over together, then remove pan. Serve bread while warm, pulling it apart with 2 forks or your fingers.