Buttery Bubble Bread Recipe

Recipe came to me from Taste of Home, easy and fun-to-eat monkey bread, baked in a fluted tube pan, is easy and almost foolproof.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 1 Loaf

Ingredients

• 1 (1/4ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1  cup warm water (110Ã to 115Ã )
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1  large egg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 4 -4 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
• 6  tablespoons butter, melted

Directions

1. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add the sugar, shortening, egg, salt and 1 cup of flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.
2. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
3. Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; shape into 1-1/2-in. balls. Dip the balls in butter and arrange evenly in a greased 9-in. fluted tube pan. Drizzle with remaining butter. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
4. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto a serving platter. Serve warm. Yield: 1 loaf (16 slices).