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Wine and Cheese Strata
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 70 Minutes
Ready In: 100 Minutes
Servings: 1
Fantastic crowd pleasing brunch dish we have made for everything from Christmas morning to Mother's Day brunch with mimosas.
Ingredients:
1/2 loaf dry french bread, broken into pieces
3 tablespoons butter, melted
8 ounces shredded swiss cheese
4 ounces shredded monterey jack cheese
1 (1/4 inch thick) ham slice, coarsely chopped
1 3/4 cups milk
9 eggs
4 green onions, minced
1/4 cup sherry
1 1/2 tablespoons dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
3/4 cup sour cream
1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. Arrange bread pieces in the prepared baking dish; drizzle with melted butter. Top with Swiss cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, and ham.
3. Whisk milk, eggs, green onions, sherry, mustard, black pepper, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl until foamy; pour over bread mixture. Cover dish tightly with aluminum foil and refrigerate for 24 hours.
4. Remove dish from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
5. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
6. Bake strata in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove aluminum foil and top with sour cream and Parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the strata comes out clean, about 10 more minutes.
By RecipeOfHealth.com