Ham & Gruyere Breakfast Strata
 
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Recipe type: Main
Ingredients
  • ½ loaf sourdough bread
  • 5 eggs
  • 1½ cups milk
  • 100 g ham (I like to use rosemary ham)
  • 2 cups Gruyere, grated
  • 1 onion, diced and sauteed until soft and fragrant (optional)
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
  • ⅔ cup Corn Flakes cereal or crushed Pepperidge Farm Savory Multigrain Cracker Chips
Instructions
  1. Cut bread into slices and remove crusts. Lay a layer of bread down in a large casserole dish. Sprinkle ⅓ of the grated cheese overtop, followed by a layer of ham, sauteed onions (if using) and a light seasoning of freshly ground black pepper. Top with another layer of bread and repeat cheese, ham, sauteed onions (if using) and pepper. Top with a final layer of bread and sprinkle with just cheese.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, beat together eggs, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. Slowly pour egg mixture over bread layers. It may take a couple seconds for the bread to absorb all the egg before you can pour it all in, so pour- wait a second or two, spatula the sides a little if need be- pour more- repeat, until all the egg mixture is in the casserole. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  3. Remove from fridge 1 hour before baking. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle cereal or cracker chips over the top of the strata and bake for 50 minutes. Let sit for 10 minutes or so before serving.
Recipe by Port and Fin at https://portandfin.com/ham-gruyere-breakfast-strata/