Healthier Monkey Bread I

Ingredients

• 0.33 cups white sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 36 ounces refrigerated whole wheat pizza dough
• 0.5 cups chopped walnuts , Optional
• 0.5 cups raisins , Optional
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10-inch tube pan.

2. 2

   Mix white sugar and cinnamon in a plastic bag. Cut pizza dough into 1 1/2-inch pieces. Shake 6 to 8 pieces of dough in the sugar-cinnamon mix. Arrange pieces in bottom of prepared pan. Continue until all dough pieces are coated and placed in pan. Arrange nuts and raisins in and among dough pieces.

3. 3

   Melt butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute. Pour over dough; let rise for 30 minutes.

4. 4

   Bake in preheated oven until bread is golden brown, about 35 minutes. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a plate. Pull apart pieces of bread to eat.