Ingredients

For the Dough:

3 1/4 c All-purpose flour 1/4 c Granulated sugar 2 1/4 teaspoons Active dry yeast 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/2 cup Whole milk, warmed 1/4 cup Water, warmed 1/4 cup Unsalted butter, melted 1 Large egg For the Pumpkin Filling: 1/2 cup Pumpkin puree 1/2 cup Brown sugar 1 tablespoon Ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon Pumpkin pie spice 1/4 cup Unsalted butter, melted

Ingredients

For the Caramel Sauce:

1 cup Brown sugar 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/4 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Preparation of Dough

Punch down the dough and roll it out into little balls after this dough has risen. Melted butter dip each ball, and then roll them on the pumpkin spice filling.

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Rolling and Filling the Dough:

In a greased bundt pan, layer the dough balls. Then pour half of the caramel sauce and add the remaining dough balls to the pan; top with the remaining caramel sauce.

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Preparation of Assembling the Monkey Bread

Position the dough balls in a pan with the bottom layer evenly laid so that everything will be evenly baked. Allow the assembled monkey bread for rising of 30 minutes and bake in the oven.

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Instructions for Baking:

Preheat oven to 350°F or 175°C. Bake the monkey bread for approximately 30-35 minutes, or until it is golden brown and cooked through. Let it cool in the pan for ten minutes and then invert onto a serving plate.

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Cooling and Serving

Let the monkey bread cool just until it's somewhat easy to handle, then you can pull it apart; the caramel will have set up a bit. Serve warm and dive in to the gooey, sweet layers of pumpkin and caramel. It makes for a wonderful breakfast, dessert, or in-between time treat.

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