Cranberry Orange Monkey Bread
Lightly glazed with fresh orange and filled with bits of chewy cranberry, this is a perfectly delicious pull-apart bread.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 1small monkey bread | 30minutes |
| Cook Time | Passive Time |
| 30-40minutes | 2hours – rising time |
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Ingredients
- 2cups unbleached flour
- 1/4cup potato flourThis adds a moist and chewy texture, but you could sub with ap or bread flour.
- 2Tablespoons sugar
- 3/4teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons instant /fast-rising yeast
- 3/4cup oat milk, or other unsweetened, unflavoured plant milk
- 2Tablespoons soft vegan butter
- 2 flax “eggs”Combine 2 Tablespoons of ground flaxseed with 6 Tablespoons of warm water and let sit for a few moments.
- 1teaspoon finely grated orange rind
- 1/2cup dried cranberrieschopped finely
Topping
- 4Tablespoons sugar
- zest of one orangeRub this into the sugar for maximum flavour.
Glaze
- 4Tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1/4cup sugar
- 2Tablespoons vegan butter
Instructions
- Make the flax eggs and set aside.
- Warm the milk and butter in the microwave for a few seconds. It should feel quite warm, but not hot.
- In a large mixing bowl with a kneading attachment, add the warm milk and butter, and the flax eggs. Mix to combine.
- In another bowl, stir together the dry ingredients. Add this mixture to liquids in the mixing bowl and knead until a smooth, soft dough forms. Add a little more flour as you are going to help the dough form a ball and pull away from the sides of the bowl. This will take about 10 minutes. Add the grated orange rind and the chopped cranberries and knead until evenly distributed.
- (At this point, you could choose to put this dough, in a greased bowl, covered, into the fridge overnight and shape and bake it the next day. Bring to room temperature the next day before shaping.)
- Let the warm dough sit for about 10 minutes and then divide the dough into 32 pieces. Generously grease a small bundt pan or angel cake pan.Roll each ball of dough into the topping mix to coat. Arrange the balls evenly around the pan.
- Cover the pan and allow dough to rise in a warm place to almost double. This will take about an hour. While dough is rising, make the glaze by combining the ingredients and heating on the stove or in a microwave until sugar is dissolved and the butter is melted.
- When dough is nearly risen enough, heat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Just before baking, drizzle the glaze evenly over the dough. Bake this for about 35-40 minutes or until a rich golden brown.
- Remove from oven and let sit for just a moment to set. Then, while still warm, turn pan upside down on a serving plate and release the monkey bread. Excellent to eat while warm! Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
You could try adding other types of dried fruit to this for some new flavour combinations!
