One Fell Off and Bumped His Head

As a child, I always wondered, what did that poor first monkey do when all of his siblings were still jumping on the bed? I considered the options - watch cartoons, play in the backyard, ride a bike... none of them seemed to be extremely exciting. But, then, I wandered across this blog and figured out the answer to my life long question. That monkey made bread! What a brilliant monkey. Obviously, after laying eyes on that bread, I had to make it. And what an easy, easy bread it is. I made some changes to Michelle's recipe - I lightened it up a little bit and made it apple flavored for a seasonal twist. This bread is so amazingly easy and good - I am ashamed to admit Nick and I have eaten almost all of it. In four hours. Yikes.

Ingredients:

3 tubes of low fat Pillsbury cinnamon buns (icing discarded)
1/2 c brown sugar
3/4 stick of light butter
2/3 c Musselman's chunky applesauce
3 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp of ginger
2 tsp maple sugar
1 tsp vanilla powder
pinch of nutmeg
1 c white sugar
1/4 c caramel sauce

Directions:

preheat oven to 350
remove cinnamon bun dough from containers, and cut each bun into quarters, set aside (this doesn't need to be neatly cut. if you're doing this with kids, give them the dough to rip into smaller pieces. it's soft and will tear easily in their hands.)
in a 1 gallon ziplock bag, combine cinnamon, ginger, maple sugar, vanilla powder, nutmeg and white sugar
put cinnamon bun dough in bag and shake until well coated
turn out into a greased 9x12 baking pan
in a small sauce pan, combine butter, brown sugar and applesauce over low heat and mix until incorporated
pour over dough mixture and press down slightly to ensure it soaks in
drizzle caramel sauce over top
bake for 40-45 minutes, until dough has risen and is golden brown on top