Quick Bites: Monkey Bread (and Giveaway)

Yum! Have you had Monkey Bread? Maybe you're like me, living in a cave, and either haven't discovered it or just recently discovered it. I had it just once on a (tipsy) NYE eons ago... I remember savoring it but not much more. It wasn't until I got my Junior League of the Palm Beaches "Worth Tasting" cookbook ($29.95) that the light bulb went on.

And, it a 200 watt bulb! I made this for Mother's Day a few years ago and you couldn't get people's hands out to pass it around. Now, it's a holiday staple.
 

Yes, it's a little messy. But that's half the fun. Sugar, butter, biscuit dough, cinnamon, what more is there in life? So freaking good! To celebrate this tastiness, I'm not only giving you my recipe, I'm giving away one of the cookbooks that started it all. Get veeerrrrryyyy excited! Whether you're savvy around the kitchen, or don't know where your measuring spoons are, there's a recipe for you in here. I'm obsessed. I continually reach for this during the holidays and all year-around and so should you! Each recipe went through crazy rounds of testing before making it in here so trust me when I say you want this useful, gorgeous book. Recipe included below for Monkey Bread, but first...

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And, now... the Monkey Bread recipe:

3 cans (10 count) refrigerator biscuits
1 cup granulated sugar
4 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter
1/2 packed light brown sugar

Preheart oven to 350 degrees.
Cut the biscuits into quarters. Mix the granulated sugar and cinnamon in a large sealable plastic bag. Add the biscuit quarters to the sugar mixture and seal tightly. Shake until coated. Arrange the coated biscuit quarters in a bundt pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.

Heat the butter and brown sugar in a saucepan until the brown sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally. Or, micro in a micro-safe bowl (this is what I do!). Pour the brown sugar mixture over biscuits and bake for 30 minutes. Invert onto a serving platter. DIG IN!
(serves 10-12)