This Breakfast Stuffed Bread is filled with egg and cheese and is a delicious and satisfying dish. It is packed with protein and flavor, making it a great choice for busy mornings or weekend brunches.
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Why this Breakfast Stuffed Bread Recipe is a Keeper
Special occasions are difficult enough, you want everything to be wonderful, but you are also busy. Therefore, you want something fabulous and delicious. This is the perfect option.
- Easy Ingredients: It uses common ingredients you often have on hand.
- Adaptable: With a few simple swaps, you can make this low-carb, meat free, dairy free … be sure to read our suggestions below.
- Versatile: The Breakfast Stuffed Bread recipe can be used as an appetizer or as the main event.
- Healthy: It’s a nutritious option that fits well into a balanced diet.
Why is my appetizer croissant breakfast bread recipe leaking?
There are several reasons why your stuffed bread recipes are leaking.
- Too much liquid: If you’ve added too much liquid to the dough, it can create a wet and runny batter that leaks.
- Incorrect baking temperature: Baking the bread at too low a temperature can cause it to remain undercooked and leak.
- Poorly sealed loaf pan: If your loaf pan isn’t sealed properly, the batter can leak out during baking.
Ingredient Notes for Egg, Ham and Cheese Bread
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- Eggs: Eight large eggs.
- All Purpose Seasoning: A perfect blend of garlic powder, salt pepper and other seasonings.
- Crescent Rolls: Make a light and flaky crust. But you can use bread dough, pizza dough or whatever you like.
- Meat Filling: Thinly sliced ham.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Prep Ahead Suggestions for this Popular Recipe
- Prepare your meat and Cheese in advance, Scramble the eggs.
- Assemble the stuffed bread and keep in the fridge until ready to bake.
Egg Pro Tip
To achieve perfectly fluffy scrambled eggs, cook them over low heat. This might take a bit longer, but it ensures that the eggs cook evenly and develop a creamy texture without becoming rubbery.
How to Make Meat and Cheese Crescent Roll Breakfast Recipe
This Ham and Egg Braid is perfect for Christmas morning or Easter morning. It feeds a lot of people and is tastes as good as it looks. Delicious biscuit, eggs, and ham all twined together to become a wonderful breakfast option.
These are the basic steps for making Breakfast Recipe using Crescent Rolls. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Prep
Begin by preheat oven to 375 degrees and then separate one egg; set egg white aside. Place parchment paper on the baking sheet and spray with a cooking spray.
2. Make your Egg Mixture
Next, in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and milk. then add the egg yolk, remaining eggs, All Purpose Blend to cream cheese mixture and mix well; add green onions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, melt butter; add egg mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until just set. Remove from heat.
3. Roll the Dough and Fill
Unroll each tube of crescent dough (do not separate rectangles). Place side by side on a greased baking sheet with long sides touching; seal seams and perforations. Then arrange ham lengthwise down center of rectangle. Top with egg mixture and cheese.
4. Braid the Bread
On each long side of dough, cut 1 inch wide strips to the center to within ½ inch of filling. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across the filling. Pinch ends to seal and tuck under. Beat reserved egg white and brush over dough.
5. Bake the Cheesy Bread
Finally, bake seam side down for a total time of 25-28 minutes or until golden brown.
How to Store, Reheat and Freeze Breakfast Stuffed Bread
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- Storing: Store the breakfast made with crescent roll for up to three days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Reheating: Heat in the oven at 375 degrees until it has warmed through.
- Freezing: This crescent roll breakfast recipe can be frozen for up to six months. Thaw the recipe overnight in the refrigerator.
Variations and Substitutions for Breakfast Stuffed Bread Recipe
- Different proteins: Try using a breakfast sausage, ground beef, italian sausage, bacon bits or other meat and cheese combinations.
- Add vegetables: Try spinach, potato or mushrooms.
- Spice: Make spicy with salsa or your favorite hot sauces.
- Shredded Cheese: This awesome recipe is so adaptable, you can use your favorite cheese or cheese blend.
Ham and Cheese Stuffed Bread Recipe FAQs
These are a few that I like to make a complete brunch.
–Fruit Salsa
–Mouthwatering Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes
–Greek Yogurt Parfait with Fruit and Granola
There should be a combination of nutrients to have a balanced breakfast. Such as:
Carbohydrates: These provide energy and fuel for your body. Examples include whole grains, oatmeal, and fruits.
Protein: This helps build and repair tissues. Examples include eggs, Greek yogurt, and nuts.
Healthy fats: These provide sustained energy and support healthy cell function. Examples include avocados, nuts, and seeds.
Of course, you can use vegan sausage, along with egg substitute if you wish to make a vegetarian version for your guests.
Expert Tips for Making Pillsbury Crescent Dough Stuffed Bread Recipe
- Add Leftover Ham: Replace the deli ham with leftover ham to these omelets.
- Vegetables: Mix in tomatoes or mushrooms or bell peppers. Use your favorites.
- Variation tip: Ham Cups, for a keto version, make ham cups and pour egg mixture into the ham and top with the cheese. Feta spinach stuffed French bread is amazing.
- Fresh Herbs: Sprinkle with fresh parsley or other herbs.
- Cheese: Try different cheese such as pepper jack, cheddar cheese, mozzarella cheese or your favorite cheese blend for the cheese filling.
- Dietary consideration tip: Use low fat or fat free cheeses to make the recipe a little healthier.
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Ham and Egg Breakfast Braid
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Ingredients
- 8 Large eggs
- ½ cup Milk
- 2 tablespoons Green onion, chopped
- 1 teaspoon All Purpose Seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 4 ounces Cream cheese, , room temperature
- 16 ounces Crescent rolls, 2 cans of refrigerated dough
- ¼ pound Ham, thinly sliced deli
- ½ cup Cheddar cheese, shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Separate one egg; set egg white aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and milk.
- Add the egg yolk, remaining eggs, All Purpose Blend to cream cheese mixture and mix well; add green onions.
- In a large skillet, melt butter; add egg mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat until just set. Remove from heat.
- Unroll each tube of crescent dough (do not separate rectangles).
- Place side by side on a greased baking sheet with long sides touching; seal seams and perforations.
- Arrange ham lengthwise down center of rectangle.
- Top with egg mixture and cheese.
- On each long side of dough, cut 1 inch wide strips to the center to within ½ inch of filling.
- Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across the filling.
- Pinch ends to seal and tuck under.
- Beat reserved egg white and brush over dough.
- Bake for 25-28 minutes or until golden brown.
Christina’s Notes
- Add Leftover Ham: Replace the deli ham with leftover ham to these omelets.
- Vegetables: Mix in tomatoes or mushrooms or bell peppers.
- Variation tip: Ham Cups, for a keto version, make ham cups and pour egg mixture into the ham and top with the cheese.
- Fresh Herbs: Sprinkle with fresh parsley or other herbs.
- Cheese: Try different cheese such as pepper jack or your favorite cheese blend.
- Dietary consideration tip: Use low fat or fat free cheeses to make the recipe a little healthier.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
I made this for brunch for a couple of friends I had over and they loved it! I got way too much credit because they thought it must have been difficult to make since it was so pretty.
made it loved it.I could not find the solid sheet crescents and that ade the braiding a little harder.It eded up looking and tastine great
I’m so glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
I am the kind of person that has to try a recipe out a time or two before I will serve it to a large group. This was a hit with my immediate family, so I can’t wait to serve it at our annual Christmas Breakfast!
I made this as a trial before Christmas and it was great. I don’t use those crescent rolls in a tubes, so I tried it with homemade pizza dough. It worked really well though I think when I make it for Christmas, I will cut the dough into two balls and make two of them. The cream cheese in the eggs made for a strange texture so I will eliminate that in the next round. Definitely a great idea, filling and really good!
I love your recipe blog Chris!!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family!
I’d really love to bite into that flaky, cheesy, delicious creation…right now!
Thanks for sharing at the hearth and soul hop last week.
that looks lovely…and perfect for brunch with friends. thank you for sharing with tuesday night supper club.
That looks great! I see it was for Christmas. We always have a Christmas breakfast brunch and this would be quite a change. Love it!
That looks AWESOME! I just love trying all of your recipes! They are fantastic!
Thank you for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can’t wait to see what you have for next week!
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This is such a delicious recipe. I love it. Thanks for sharing it.
Yum! Thanks for linking it at
Make a Food-“e”-Friend Monday. Have a great week.
Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!
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Yum … that sounds delicious.
This looks delicious. My husband would love it. He is more into savory than sweet for breakfast. 🙂
This looks great!
Looks delicious Chris!
Oh, boy, that does look good and easy (I like the make-ahead option)!
I have a casserole thing I make in a pan the night before. The kids like it, but then they get really full and don’t have room for a Christmas meal later. So we may or may not make it. We *will* be having Trader Joe’s chocolate croissants, however. They rise overnight, and then we bake them in the morning so that they’re hot and fresh and melty. It’s really a splurge.
Sounds yummy!!!! Merry Christmas!!! 🙂
Sooo yummy. Very nice
YUM! That looks delicious, and would be a perfect Christmas morning breakfast!