Holiday Strata

This is a favorite family recipe of the Lisle Family. It is perfect for Easter or Christmas Morning, Mother’s Day, or any special Brunch.

Strata is a savory bread pudding, consisting of layers of bread, cheese, and other ingredients, topped with an egg and milk custard mixture that soaks into the bread. It’s a great dish for brunch because it requires an overnight stay in the refrigerator. Assemble it a day ahead of time, and the next morning all you need to do is bake it.

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Ingredients:

• 1 loaf French Bread sliced in smallish pieces
• 1 Jimmy Dean Sausage (tube) crumbled and fried (optional)
• 1 Onion
• 1 Bell pepper
• 1 Red pepper
• 1 lb jalapeño Monterey jack cheese shredded
• 1 doz Eggs, scrambled
• 4 c Milk
• 1 Tb Salt
• 1 tsp Pepper
• ½ tsp Dry Mustard

Directions:

1)      Slice the French bread into small slices and quarter into pieces

2)      Precook sausage until crumbled in skillet

3)      Chop onion

4)      Dice green pepper and red pepper

5)      Shred cheese

6)      Scramble eggs  and add milk, salt, pepper and dry mustard

7)      Assemble in layers: Bread, Sausage, Onion, Peppers and Cheese

8)      Pour egg mixture over dish

Assemble the night before and let set in fridge

Place uncovered in cold over and bake at 350 for about 1 hr

(could need more cooking just look to see if thoroughly cooked and golden on top.)

6-8 Servings

COST = $12-$15 to prepare    SELL for $25 each

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