Holiday "Egg Thing" Breakfast
photo by Bergy
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 10 slices white bread
- butter, for greasing the pan
- 3⁄4 lb shredded cheddar cheese
- 3⁄4 lb shredded monterey jack cheese
- 8 eggs, lightly beaten
- 3 -4 cups light cream or 3 -4 cups milk
- 1⁄4 teaspoon paprika (optional)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
directions
- Butter all the slices of bread on one side and cube them (1 inch squares are fine, but the size is not important).
- Butter a large shallow baking dish.
- Put about half the bread cubes in the dish (evenly distributed in the pan).
- Sprinkle the cubes with half of the cheeses.
- Repeat both layers.
- Combine remaining ingredients and pour over the bread and cheese mixture (may look very liquidy, but it's okay; the bread will soak up the moisture).
- Refrigerate 8-24 hours before baking (I like this b/c you can make the recipe the night before and just throw it in the oven for breakfast the next day).
- Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 min or until brown (check often: this can be a tricky recipe, and oven temperatures can vary a lot).
- You could add a lot of different things like sausage, ham, bacon, diced bell peppers, and onions, so if you'd like to add anything just throw it in with the cream mixture.
- Best served with bacon or ham and coffee.
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Reviews
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Takes minutes to prepare - I like the idea of making it the day before and then just pop it in the oven 30 minutes before serving. Great Buffet dish. I cut it back to 2 eggs and used Rye bread . Loved the flavor. I put it together 3 hours before baking with no problem. Thanks Zanna for a Brunch dish that will be enjoyed by many in the future.
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Zanna_409104061
Dallas, TX
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