Photo: Joy the Baker

Did you ever want to eat something delicious so badly that you felt the urge to forego a knife and fork, and just tear off pieces of the cake/pie/roast chicken with your bare hands and devour them immediately? Cavewomen of the world, we have the bread for you. Whether you call it monkey bread or simply pull-apart bread, this treat is made to be pulled apart with your hands. Check out these three recipes, then leave the knife in the drawer and roll up your sleeves.

Cinnamon Sugar Pull-Apart Bread from Joy the Baker
Pile sheets of this yeasty, soft, cinnamon sugar bread into a loaf pan. Thirty minutes later, you're in comfort-food heaven.

Garlic Parmesan Pull-Apart Bread from The Pastry Affair
Instead of sheets, this bread consists of little dough balls rolled in a garlic herb butter and sprinkled with freshly grated Parmesan cheese. It's perfect served with a side of marinara or tomato sauce.


Monkey Bread with Cream Cheese Glaze from Smitten Kitchen
If cinnamon rolls and doughnut holes got together, they'd make this bread. Packed into a Bundt pan, it looks rather fancy--especially with a shiny white cream cheese frosting. (Have many napkins ready.)

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