ORANGE CREAM CHEESE MONKEY BREAD
                  UNBELIEVABLY DELICIOUS 

Ingredients:

¾ C granulated sugar

1+ C chopped pecans

Zest of a whole orange

2 (12 oz. -10 count) cans refrigerated buttermilk biscuits (I use Junior Grands)

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese

1 stick melted butter

1 C sifted confectioners' sugar2 T fresh orange juice

Instructions :

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

                         Butter a bundt pan.

In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar, pecans and zest; set aside.

Separate the biscuits and divide each biscuit in half lengthwise .

Cut cream cheese into 20 equal squares 4 X 5.

Place a square in the center of each biscuit.

Put both biscuit halves together, sandwiching cream cheese, pressing the edges to seal.

Dip biscuits in melted butter, and then dredge in granulated sugar mixture.

Place the biscuits in a single layer,standing in the hollows of a lightly greased 12-cup bundt pan.  Place any remaining biscuits around the tube, filling any gaps.

Drizzle any remaining butter over the biscuits and sprinkle with any remaining sugar mixture.

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until golden brown.

Immediately invert the cake onto a serving platter.

Combine the confectioners' sugar and orange juice, stirring well; drizzle the glaze over the warm cake. Best served warm.

The full recipe will easily serve 10 people.

You can prepare this the night before, cover with saran wrap and store in the fridge.

Take it out the next morning and bake it .

    

This is an amazing breakfast choice 

or

  you can serve it with coffee 

 after dinner as a dessert.

~Enjoy~ 

~Tami