HOLIDAY STRATA
Purportedly
serves 8 – 10
INGREDIENTS
12
oz. Jones Sausage (one pkg.) and 4 oz. good bacon
6
XL or jumbo eggs
1
cup half & half
1
cup milk
1
tsp. dry mustard
dash
of Worcestershire sauce
ground
pepper
butter
for baking dish
4
– 5 slices bread torn into smaller pieces
grated
Gruyère (Swiss) cheese on top, for browning
PREPARATION
The night before…
1. Arrange bread
pieces in a 9 x 13 buttered baking dish.
2. Brown sausages,
using a spatula to break them up.
3. Drain, and pat
with paper towels.
4. Sprinkle
sausages over bread.
5. In a mixing
bowl, beat together eggs, milk, and seasonings until well blended.
6. Pour egg
mixture over bread and sausage.
7. Sprinkle
lightly with cheese.
8. Cover pan with
foil and refrigerate overnight.
The day of…
9. Preheat oven to 350o F.
1. Remove from
refrigerator, remove foil from pan, and let stand for 15 – 20 minutes.
1. Bake casserole
for 45 minutes or until casserole is bubbly and lightly browned on top. A knife
inserted into the center should come out clean.
NB. Very lightly browned: dish
keeps cooking once out.
If not brown enough, run under broiler for 2
minutes, no longer.
Let
stand for 15 – 20 minutes after baking.
Sample
schedule for 11 a.m. meal:
9:40 out of fridge; preheat oven
10:00 into oven
10:35 out of oven—maybe 2 min. under broiler
11:00 eat
We cobbled this recipe together
from a variety of Web sources, fine tuning it over the years. It’s a regular on
Christmas morning.
IJ, 13 June 15
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