Christmas Tear and Share Monkey Bread
Christmas Tear and Share Monkey Bread — a Bakels recipe in 2 components, makes 13 monkey breads. Uses Bakels Baktem Bun & Roll Concentrate 12.5 kg, Blue.

- mixing time (slow speed)
- 2 min
- mixing time (fast speed)
- 6 min
- dough temperature
- 25-27 °C
- proofing temperature
- 40 °C
- proofing relative humidity
- 70 %
- proofing time
- 30 min
- baking temperature
- 180 °C
- baking time
- 40-45 min
Ingredients
Group 1
| Ingredient | Quantity | Baker's % |
|---|---|---|
| Bread flour | 10 kg | 100% |
| Bakels Baktem Bun & Roll Concentrate 12.5 kg, BlueBaktem Blue 20% Bun Concentrate | 2 kg | 20% |
| Yeast | 0.45 kg | 4.5% |
| Orange/lemon zest | 2.5 kg | 25% |
| Water | 5.5 kg | 55% |
Group 2
| Ingredient | Quantity | Baker's % |
|---|---|---|
| Melted butter | 2 kg | 20% |
| Demerara sugar | 1.5 kg | 15% |
| Ground cinnamon | 0.2 kg | 2% |
Method
- Group 1
Add the group 1 ingredients into a spiral mixing bowl.
- Group 1
Mix for 2 minutes on slow speed and 6 minutes on fast speed, until fully developed.
Dough temperature should be 25-27°C.
Scale each ball at 50 g.
Dip the dough into melted butter, then drop into the sugar/cinnamon blend from group 2.
Place 30 dough balls into a buttered bundt tin.
Prove at a controlled temperature of 40°C, 70% relative humidity.
Prove for 30 minutes or until just below the top of the tin.
Bake at 180°C for 40-45 minutes.
Finish with Bakels White Fudgice and Christmas sprinkles.
Bakels recipe. Quantities and method as published by the manufacturer for its customers; test the formula under your own conditions before production.