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Golden Crown (aka Monkey Bread) Baker Handmade Pottery - stoneware & porcelain
Golden Crown, also called African coffee cake or Monkey Bread - quick and easy fun! Why “monkey bread”? The bread resembles the monkey puzzle tree… also the act of several people pulling at the bread is reminiscent of monkey behavior. (See recipes below)
Ozark Savory Golden Crown (aka Monkey Bread)
1/2 pound
butter or margarine, melted
1. Combine butter or margarine w/herbs. 2. Dip each biscuit into mixture to coat. 3. Layer in a greased Van Hollow Pottery Monkey Bread Bowl in a zigzag pattern, slightly overlapping each biscuit and layer. Use all biscuits in as many layers as needed. 4. Pour any remaining butter over biscuits. 5. Place bowl on a cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven at 375°F for 40 minutes or until baked - may vary from oven to oven. 6. Invert on serving plate. Serve warm. Pull apart.
Sweet African Coffee Cake (aka Monkey Bread)
2 (12 oz.) pkgs refrigerated biscuit dough cut into quarters. 1 c. white sugar 2 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 c. margarine or butter 1 c. packed brown sugar 1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional) 1/2 c. raisins
1. Mix white sugar and cinnamon in a plastic bag and shake or coat biscuit pieces in the mix.. Layer in a greased Van Hollow Pottery Monkey Bread Bowl in a zigzag pattern, slightly overlapping each biscuit and layer and adding nuts & raisins in between . Use all biscuits in as many layers as needed. Optional: spread a little of the brown sugar/butter mixture between the layers. 2. Melt the margarine or butter with the brown sugar. Pour over the biscuits. 3. Place bowl on a cookie sheet and bake in preheated oven at 375°F for 40 minutes or until baked. Let bread cool in bowl for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a plate. Pull apart.
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Linda savoring freshly baked Golden Crown with Jim at the War
Eagle Mill