Strata by BaileyQuarters

I have an EXCELLENT, crowd-pleasing strata recipe for your egg/dairy eaters, Brown Owl!

Grease/butter 9/13 glass pan. (It gets really mushy in a metal pan)

3/4 loaf Pepperidge Farm regular white bread, buttered and cubed. Spread buttered cubes out in pan.
Grate 12 oz sharp cheddar cheese. (I use 1 1/2 sticks Cracker Barrel extra sharp), spread over bread cubes.

Beat well:
6 eggs
3 cups milk (any kind) or half & half
1 T minced onion
1/2 t brown sugar
1/4 t dry mustard (I like Coleman's for the extra kick)
1/4 t cayenne

Pour egg mixture over cheese/bread
Cover pan and refrigerate overnight.

Take strata out of the fridge 1/2 hour before cooking.
Bake the strata in a shallow pan of water, to prevent burning.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes
Reduce temperature to 300 and continue baking for 1 hour, 10 minutes.

During last 15 minutes of so, you can top the strata with Corn Flakes coated with melted butter for an extra crunch.

You can make this a couple days ahead or even freeze it. And when it's finished baking, you can leave it in the oven for quite a while at the lowest temp. to keep warm until you're ready to serve.

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