One Rise Monkey Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 to 3 1/2 c. unsifted all-purpose flour
2 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1 c. warm water (120~ to 130~)
2 tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
1 egg
1/3 c. butter or margarine, melted
poppy seed, if desired

Preparation

Grease a 12-cup fluted tube pan or 10-inch tube pan.
In a large bowl, blend 1 1/2 cup flour, sugar, salt, yeast, water, margarine and egg at low speed until moistened.
Beat for 3 minutes at medium speed.
Stir in remaining flour by hand.
Knead dough on floured surface until smooth about 1 minute.
Press and roll dough to 15 x 2-inch rectangle.
Using sharp knife, cut dough into diamond shaped pieces by cutting into 2-inch strips diagonally across dough.
In shallow pan melt the 1/3 cup margarine, dip each piece of dough in melted butter and place in prepared pan, making layers.
Sprinkle each with poppy seed.
Cover.
Let raise in a warm place until light and double in size (45 to 60 minutes).
Heat oven at 375\u00b0.
Bake 20 to 25 minutes, deep brown.
Butter top while still warm.