Description
Ree Drummond’s savory breakfast monkey bread combines cheesy, herby goodness with irresistible pull-apart texture. Warm, golden bread squares seasoned with parmesan and herbs promise a delightful morning feast you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 8 slices bacon, chopped
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
Seasonings and Herbs:
- 1 to 1.5 teaspoons hot sauce
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh chives, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 tablespoon everything bagel seasoning
Additional Ingredients:
- 2 16.3-ounce (464 grams) cans buttermilk biscuits
- 4 tablespoons salted butter, melted
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Bundt pan
Instructions
- Prepare the oven and baking vessel by heating to 375 degrees Fahrenheit (190 degrees Celsius) and coating a Bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Render bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crisp and golden, approximately 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer crispy pieces to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving 2 tablespoons of rendered fat in the pan.
- Whisk eggs with hot sauce, salt, and black pepper in a small mixing bowl. Pour the egg mixture into the bacon skillet and gently scramble over medium heat until fluffy and just set, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Deconstruct refrigerated biscuits into six pieces each. In a large mixing bowl, combine biscuit segments with melted butter, freshly chopped chives, minced parsley, and everything bagel seasoning, ensuring each piece is evenly coated.
- Create layers in the prepared Bundt pan by first spreading half the seasoned biscuit pieces, followed by a generous sprinkle of shredded cheese. Distribute scrambled eggs and crispy bacon evenly over the cheese layer.
- Complete the assembly by topping with remaining cheese and final layer of seasoned biscuit pieces. Bake in the preheated oven until the surface achieves a rich golden-brown color, approximately 35 to 40 minutes.
- Allow the monkey bread to rest in the pan for 10 minutes before carefully inverting onto a serving plate. Garnish with additional chopped parsley and serve while warm for optimal flavor and texture.
Notes
- Pick sturdy buttermilk biscuits that won’t fall apart during mixing and baking.
- Fry bacon until it reaches maximum crispiness for a satisfying crunch throughout the dish.
- Generously coat each biscuit piece with melted butter and herbs to ensure rich flavor distribution.
- Create strategic layers starting with biscuits, then cheese, eggs, bacon, more cheese, and finishing with a biscuit topping.
- Allow the bread to rest in the pan for roughly 10 minutes after baking to help it maintain structural integrity when serving.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 485 kcal
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 1040 mg
- Fat: 34 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 17 g
- Cholesterol: 290 mg