Recipe: Gorilla Bread

Gorilla Bread

My aunt makes something like Monkey Bread but calls it Gorilla Bread - which is much richer. Here's her recipe. - Finocchio568/rec.food.cooking/2000

Turn the oven on to 350 degrees. Spray a bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Mix together:
1/2 cup sugar
3 teaspoons cinnamon

In a saucepan, melt over low heat, stirring well:
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
Set aside.

Cut into 20 equal cubes:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese

Separate biscuits:
2 (12-ounce) cans refrigerated biscuits (10 count each)
Press the biscuits out with your fingers and sprinkle each about 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon sugar mixture.

Place a cube of cream cheese in the center of each biscuit, wrapping and sealing the dough around the cream cheese.

Sprinkle into the bottom of the bundt pan:
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts*

Place half of the prepared biscuits in the pan. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, pour half of the melted butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle on:
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Layer the remaining biscuits on top, sprinkle with the remaining cinnamon sugar, pour the remaining butter mixture over the biscuits, and sprinkle with:
1/2 cup chopped walnuts.

Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 5 minutes. Place a plate on top and invert.

*You will need a total of 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped walnuts for this recipe.