Monkey bread

 Monkey bread is easy to make and you can do everything ahead, let it rise all night in the frig and bake for breakfast the next morning.

Here's what you need:

Frozen yeast roll dough  The kind I buy comes in packages of 36, you only need 24 for this recipe.  Bake the rest in a small pan for later or look below.

1 stick butter I'm channeling my inner Paula Deen here

1/2C brown sugar

2tsp cinnamon use more if you like  Mix these two together in a small bowl.

Spray a bundt or angel food cake pan with Pam

Defrost 24 balls of dough in the microwave for 60-90seconds

Dip each roll in butter and roll in the cinnamon/sugar mix  Pour the rest of the butter over the rolls after they are in the pan.  Let rise.

Bake 350 for 25-30 minutes.  The top should be golden brown and not gooey in the center.  Cool at least 30 minutes and invert pan to remove rolls.

 Now you've got 12 balls of dough left.  You could just bake them up as rolls for dinner, make a mini monkey bread or bake up cheddar garlic rolls.

Thaw your dough balls as above.  Cut a slit in each ball and add a small piece of sharp cheddar cheese.  Be sure to pinch the dough back together so the cheesy goodness doesn't leak out.  Dip in melted butter about 1/2 of a stick, with 1/2tsp of garlic powder mixed in.  Let rise and bake according to package directions.

Warm rolls in a low oven later for dinner, or just start stuffing them in as soon as you can with out burning your mouth.