Homemade Monkey Bread

Prep time 30 mins Cook time 50 mins Rest time 1 Hr 30 Mins Total 2 Hrs 50 Mins. But Worth it! BREAD In a small bowl, add in the yeast, warm water, and the 1 teaspoon of sugar. Let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes until foamy. ( if it doesn't foam your water may have been too hot, dump out in do again) In a medium saucepan, add in the butter and milk. Place over medium heat until bubbles form around the edges of the pan and the butter is completely melted. ( do not bring to a boil) Add the yeast mixture and milk mixture into a stand mixer bowl fitted with a dough hook. ( if you don't have a stand mixer the flour can be mixed in by hand) Add the remaining sugar and whisk to combine. Add in 5 cups of bread flour and knead until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl and forms a smooth ball of dough. Drizzle the vegetable oil on top of the dough. Roll the dough in the bowl until it's completely coated with vegetable oil. Cover with a tea towel and place into a warm place to rise. I like to set my oven to 200 degrees and ser the bowl in the back center of the stovetop. (not in the oven but on top of it) Once the dough has doubled, (about 1 hr.) punch it down. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray your bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.  (If you don't have spray, lightly oil and dust with flour) Set aside and make the topping to go into the bundt pan. TOPPING In a medium saucepan over medium heat, add in the butter and brown sugar. Let the butter melt while stirring occasionally. Once the butter is melted, pour the topping into the prepared bundt pan. Dust a clean work surface with 1/4 cup of flour. Roll the dough out to a 1-inch thickness. Cut the dough into 1-inch squares. They don't need to be perfect! In a medium bowl, add the sugar and ground cinnamon. Stir to combine. Roll the 1-inch squares in the cinnamon and sugar. I usually do about 15 pieces at a time. Add the cinnamon and sugar coated dough into the bundt pan. Once the dough is all coated and placed into the bundt pan, cover with a tea towel and let rise for 30 minutes. Place into the preheated oven and bake for 50 minutes.  Check after about 30 minutes for brownness. If the dough gets too brown on top, loosely place a piece of tin foil on top of the dough) Remove from the oven and let rest for no longer than 5 minutes. ( if it rests much longer the sugar will stick to the pan) Place a platter with turned up edges on top of the bundt pan and flip it so the platter is sitting on the counter. (if you don't have something with edges the gooey goodness will run out all over the counter) Lift the pan from side-to-side leaving the monkey bread on the platter. Let cool and enjoy.