Ingredients
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Pizza DoughCold, fresh– 1 lb (450 g)
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Sugar – ½ cup
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ButterUnsalted– ¼ cup
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Lemon Zest – 1 tbsp
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Lemon Juice – 2 tbsp
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Blueberries – 6 oz (170 g)
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Powdered Sugar – 1 cup
Recipe
Blueberry lemon monkey bread is a delicious pull-apart loaf with a heavy dose of fresh blueberries and zesty, bright lemon. Soft, sweet, and sticky, this ooey-gooey pastry is a superb breakfast choice and a fabulous treat for your taste buds.
Homemade blueberry lemon monkey bread combines several little balls of dough coated in melted butter, lemon zest, blueberries, and sugar. It’s basically a giant loaf pan of gooey blueberry muffins! Top this fun breakfast or dessert treat with powdered sugar and lemon juice icing and serve pull-apart style. Beware, though: it’s so mouthwateringly appetizing that it is likely you will eat waaaay too much.
Steps
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Cut dough into 1-inch pieces, and let it come to room temperature, about 10 minutes. |
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Combine sugar, melted butter, and lemon zest in a bowl before adding dough pieces and blueberries; toss to coat. |
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Coat a loaf pan with cooking spray. Transfer the dough to the pan and let rise, about 40 minutes. |
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Preheat the oven to 375 °F. |
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Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. You'll know your monkey bread is done when it's puffy and crisp on the top, and when a toothpick inserted in the thickest part comes out clean. Let sit in the pan for a few minutes. |
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Meanwhile, combine powdered sugar and lemon juice and whisk. |
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Remove the blueberry lemon monkey bread from the pan and drizzle it with the icing. |
Your search for the perfect monkey bread recipe is over! This blueberry lemon monkey bread is a breeze to make, and it features everything you could possibly want in your pastry: a crisp top, a tender middle, and a chock full of blueberries and lemon. If you're as obsessed with monkey bread as we are, check out our recipe for caramel mini monkey bread rolls — they're phenomenal!
