Upside-Down Banana Monkey Bread
Everyone digs in to monkey bread thanks to its pull-apart shape. We add banana slices and pecans to top this already scrumptious showpiece for a brunch or family gathering. —Donna Marie Ryan, Topsfield, Massachusetts
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon plus 1/2 cup packed brown sugar, divided
- 1 cup warm 2% milk (110° to 115°)
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 large)
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5-1/4 to 5-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons banana extract, optional
- GLAZE:
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup half-and-half cream
- 6 tablespoons butter, cubed
- COATING:
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1-1/4 cups sugar
- 2-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 large banana, sliced
Reviews
delicious but very rich
Wonderful recipe. It does take a while to make, but what I did was follow the recipe through the making the dough into balls, rolling in cinnamon/sugar and placing them over the caramel sauce in the pan. I then covered it tightly with plastic wrap and aluminum foil and I froze it. Then, the night before I wanted to serve it, I boiled a cup of water in my microwave, and while that was boiling I removed the covering from the dish and recovered it with a clean kitchen towel. I then removed the cup of boiling water from the microwave and placed the towel-covered dish in the warm/moist microwave to raise overnight. By morning, it was perfectly raised and I bake it according to recipe instructions. I did put all the caramel sauce in the bottom the dish when I made it, rather than reserving some as the recipe said since I knew I was going to be freezing it. When I turned the baked dish out onto the serving platter, there was plenty of sauce and I just thinly sliced a whole banana over the top. My breakfast guests loved it and I will definitely be making this again!
Thus was absolutely delicious! It was quite a bit of work but worth it.
This was great! Loved the glaze and the banana isn't too heavy of a taste. Nice and cinnamony! My family really enjoyed it!