Canadian - Yummy Maple Monkey Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 1/2 - 5 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
2 (7 g) packages fast rising yeast (or 8g)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup butter
2 eggs
1 cup pure maple syrup
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

In a large bowl, combine 2 cups of flour, sugar, undissolved yeast and salt.
Heat milk, water and 5 tablespoons butter until very warm (120F-130F). Stir into dry ingredients. Mix in eggs and enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
Knead on floured surface until smooth, about 6 minutes. Cover let rest 10 minutes.
Divide dough into 32 pieces; roll into balls. Melt remaining butter. Dip balls in butter.
Layer evenly on bottom of greased 10 inch tube pan with non-removable bottom; 1/3 cup maple syrup, 1/2 cup nuts,16 balls, 1/3 cup maple syrup, 1/2 nuts, 16 balls and 1/3 cup maple syrup.
Cover and let rise in warm place until it has doubled in size, about 30-40 minutes.
Bake in 375F preheated oven for 35 minutes or until done. Cover with foil during the last 10 minutes of baking.
Invert on serving plate.