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Word List: RECIPE: Banana Monkey Bread

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This word list goes with the blog article Cooking Up Language with Signs: Banana Monkey Bread.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 55 minutes
Serves: 6

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe bananas, sliced
• 1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury Grands! Flaky Layers Biscuits
• 1 can (16.3 oz) Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 cup butter (melted)
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• cooking spray

Tools:

• bowl for mixing
• microwavable bowl
• plate
• spoon or spatula or whisk for mixing
• bundt cake pan
• oven
• microwave
• knife

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray bundt cake pan with cooking spray.
3. Arrange sliced bananas in the bottom of the pan.
4. Open the cans of biscuits and cinnamon rolls and pull them apart into seperate biscuits / rolls. Cut them into quarters (or 4 pieces each).
5. In a large bowl, stir together 1 cup granulated sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon. Roll biscuit and cinnamon rolls pieces in the sugar mixture; arrange evenly over bananas in the pan.
6. Top with the remaining 1 1/2 bananas sliced.
7. In a medium, microwavable bowl, microwave 1 cup butter on high until melted. Add 1/2 cup of the leftover cinnamon sugar mixture and 1/2 cup light brown sugar; beat with a whisk until combined. Pour mixture evenly over the dough pieces.
8. Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown and thoroughly cooked.
9. Let stand at least 5 minutes.
10. Place large plate on top of the pan and flip over and let the bread slide out of the pan.
11. Put frosting from the can of cinnamon rolls on top of the monkey bread.