Maple Bacon Monkey Bread

2 tbsp. butter or margarine

2 tbsp. real maple syrup

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/4 tsp ground red pepper (cayenne)

6 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled

2 cans (8oz each.) refrigerated crescent dinner rolls or 2 cans (8oz ea.) crescent recipe creations refrigerated seamless dough sheet

1) Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8 x 4 inch loaf pan with cooking spray.  ( I used a bundt pan)

2) In medium microwavable bowl, microwave butter and syrup uncoved on high 30 to 45 seconds or until hot. Stir in brown sugar and red pepper until dissolved. Stir in bacon. Evenly spoon mixture into pan.

3) Unroll each can of dough into 1 large rectangle: if using crescent roll dough, press perforations to seal. Cut each rectangle into 8 rows by 3 rows, to make 24 pieces per rectangle (48 pieces of dough total). Roll each piece of dough into a ball. Arrange balls over butter mixture in pan.

4) Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan 5 minutes. Place heatproof serving plate over pan; carefully turn plate and pan over. Remove pan. Serve warm. 

prep: 15 min

total: 40 min

makes 8 servings