Were you the kid who jumped on the water bed, bounced the ball in the house or played with your food? Your parents could scold you a thousand times, but you’d still get caught mid-act. That kind of monkey business may have been punishable back then, but now it’s completely acceptable – rewarded, even. With so many fresh flavors and vibrant colors, you’ll have (almost) as much fun mixing up this gluten-free monkey bread as you had when your parents weren’t watching. Of course once that sweet-smelling treat comes out of the oven, you won’t even think about messing around.
Mixed-Berry Monkey Bread
Monkey Bread
2 ½ cups gluten-free all-purpose flour (with xanthan gum)
½ cup Vanilla Vega Protein & Greens
½ tsp. baking powder
¼ tsp. salt
¾ cup almond milk
2 ½ tsp. instant yeast
1/3 cup sugar
½ cup apple sauce or mashed banana
2 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
1 cup granulated cane sugar for cookie sheet
Berry Topping
½ cup brown sugar
¼ cup water
½ cup fresh or frozen blackberries
¼ cup fresh or frozen raspberries
Direction
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and coat a Bundt pan with coconut oil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine flour, Vega Protein & Greens, baking powder and salt.
- Add melted coconut oil and apple sauce (or banana), stirring to combine.
- In a pot over low-medium heat, warm milk until about body temperature. Add yeast and sugar, and then let sit for 5 minutes.
- Pour yeast mixture into flour mixture, using hands to mix together. Dough should be thick enough to roll into soft balls. If too thin, add more flour; if too thin, add a small amount of water. Test density by dropping a ball on the counter – it should flatten.
- Spread granulated cane sugar onto baking sheet.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls, and then roll into sugar.
- Arrange balls in bottom of Bundt pan with frozen fruit.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt water and brown sugar. Once melted, bring to a boil for 1 minute, watching closely. Pour over dough balls and berries. Refrigerate 2 hours.
- Bake 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool 5-10 minutes before eating.
Recipe originally published on MyVega.com
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