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focaccia monkey bread

MonisiaH avatar
Recipe by
Monica H
@MonisiaH
Michigan City, IN

The more cheese you use in the layers, the better your bread will "stick" together. You will get the taste of focaccia bread made quickly and easily.

yield 5 -8
prep time 10 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For focaccia monkey bread

  • 2
    tomatoes (not roma)
  • 1 c
    olive oil, plus extra for drizzling and for roasting tomatoes
  • 1
    loaf of italian bread
  • 2 c
    shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1 Tbsp
    salt
  • 1 Tbsp
    pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    oregano, dried
  • 1 Tbsp
    basil, dried
  • 1 Tbsp
    garlic
  • 1 Tbsp
    rosemary, dried

How To Make focaccia monkey bread

  • 1
    Cut tomatoes into slices, then into halves and quarters. Season with all spices except for garlic and rosemary. Place on olive-oil coated cookies sheet and bake at 400 for 15 minutes.
  • 2
    In the meantime, tear up the bread into bite-sized pieces. Please in bowl and set aside.
  • 3
    When tomatoes are soft, take them out of the oven and lower oven temp to 350.
  • 4
    Pour olive oil into bread, add garlic and rosemary, and mix well until it is all incorporated.
  • 5
    Into a bundt pan, layer bread, tomatoes and cheese, drizzling a little olive oil in between each later. When you get to your last layer, press spoon down on the top, to compact your layers together.
  • 6
    Bake uncovered for 25 minutes. Flip bundt pan upsidedown on a plate to let the bread loose. Let cool for 5 minutes before eating.
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