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Pan of fluffy sugary monkey muffins
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Monkey Muffins

Keyword bread, muffins, rolls
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Raising Time 2 hours
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 12 muffins
Author Heather

Ingredients

Dough

  • 2 teaspoons instant yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 3/4 cup lukewarm milk
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

Topping

  • 1/2 cup melted butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons cinnamon

Instructions

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine: milk, water, sugar, butter and yeast.  Stir to combine.  Add in egg and whole wheat flour.  Stir in all purpose flour.  Dough will be thick.  Turn out onto a floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic about 7 minutes.  Alternatively, knead with the dough hook on your stand mixer for about 5 minutes.  Cover and allow to raise for about an hour.
  • Prepare a muffin tin (possibly 2) with muffin wrappers.  If you are not going to use muffin wrappers, grease the cups very well.  Once the dough is risen, turn out onto a floured surface and knead for a minute or two.  In a small bowl, melt butter for the topping.  In another small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon for the topping.
  • Tear off a small ball of dough and roll it in the melted butter, then in the cinnamon and sugar.  Put three sugar/cinnamon covered balls into each muffin cup.  Repeat until all the dough is used.
  • Cover with a clean towel and allow to raise for another hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Bake muffins for 18-20 minutes.  Allow to cool and enjoy.