Bread Machine Monkey Bread

Ingredients

• 2.5 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons margarine , softened
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 cup raisins

Instructions

1. 1

   Remove the baking pan from the machine. Place yeast, flour, cinnamon, salt, white sugar, 2 tablespoons margarine, and water in the order recommended for the bread machine. Make sure that no liquid comes in contact with yeast. Select dough cycle and press start.

2. 2

   Transfer dough to a floured surface; knead 10 to 12 times. Set aside to rest.

3. 3

   Melt 1 cup margarine in a medium saucepan over low heat. Stir in brown sugar and raisins until smooth. Remove from heat.

4. 4

   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a Bundt or tube pan.

5. 5

   Cut dough into 1-inch chunks. Drop a chunk at a time into brown sugar mixture to thoroughly coat. Layer dough pieces loosely in the prepared pan, staggering layers, so you're plopping each dough chunk over a space between two below. Let rise in a warm, draft-free spot until dough is just over the top of the pan, 15 to 20 minutes.

6. 6

   Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

7. 7

   Remove from the oven and cover the pan with a plate. Holding the plate and the pan with oven mitts, flip over both until bread slides out onto the plate. Serve warm.