Monkey Muffins

Prep: 5-10 minutes
Bake : 15 minutes @375 degrees

Ingredients:
Leftover bread dough (or refrigerated  biscuit dough)
cinnamon
sugar
butter
sweetened condensed milk
vanilla (optional)






Directions:  In the bottom of the muffin tin put 1/2 teaspoon butter, 1 teaspoon sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon.  Form dough into walnut size balls (if using store bought biscuits cut each biscuit into fourths) and place 3-4 in each tin.  Sprinkle with 1/3 teaspoon of sugar, some cinnamon, and another 1/2  teaspoon of butter.  Bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.  Once they are golden brown and butter/sugar is bubbly take out of the oven and immediately spoon a rounded teaspoon of sweetened condensed milk on each one.  Allow them to sit to soak up the milk.
 

I am a sweet breakfast fanatic.  Give me something super sweet for breakfast and I am set.  Well, that and a strong cup of coffee.  Cinnamon rolls and amazing stuffed french toast are my favorite, but these things take the cake for being super fast, ooey-gooey, and sweet. Better yet!  They have a fantastic sharability factor.  That is why I think these things are perfect for a breakfast, brunch, or to be shared with the guys at my husbands work.  :)

Just before I pop them in the oven

I have made these two ways. One with refrigerated biscuit dough and the other with homemade biscuit dough.  Both have turned out great.  I tend to go with the store bought dough just because it is easier when I am making this for a gathering.  I always get the JR Grands Buttermilk biscuits and cut them into fourths.  Once I put the dough balls in the muffin tin I pour a little bit of vanilla in each one, but that is my preference.  I also have silicone cupcake holders and I only used them because they are my new baking obsession.  Technically you don't use a cupcake holder, but I couldn't resist.  

***Thank you Linnea.  I love them!***

Make sure that the dough balls do not go bigger than a walnut because it will not allow the sugar, cinnamon, and butter to mix bellow and then you are left with not so yummy monkey muffins.  Trust me. :)

A lot of these measurements are estimates.  The only one I measured properly was the cinnamon for the bottom of the muffin tin because the cinnamon can be over powering if not measured properly.  I found that one roll of the biscuits make 1 dozen monkey muffins.  Technically it could make 14, but there was no way I was about to bake two muffins in one muffin pan.  I just cut smaller dough pieces and added them to the other muffins.

All in all these are fantastic for a family gathering and brunches.  My sister and brother-in-law will be coming out here in a few days and I am so- excited.  I will definitely be making these for them because sharing food is what I love to do.  :)

(Recipe source: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/12/monkey-muffins/)

****Quick side note**** Sorry I have not written in a very long time.  We were on vacation and then moved a couple weeks ago had a small family gathering the day after we moved in and my sister and brother in law were in town and stayed with us the same day we moved in.  Needless to say, I have been extremely busy and tired.  Hopefully, I can start to write more now that I have my kitchen all set up and things are starting to settle down.  :)