Cheese Strata
Recipe from Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), page 159. Vision transcription from the scanned page; needs review.
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Ingredients
- 6 slices bread, halved diagonally
- 5 1-ounce slices American or Swiss cheese
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1/3 cup sliced green onion
- 2 teaspoons prepared mustard or Dijon-style mustard
- Paprika
Instructions
- In a greased 8x8x2-inch baking dish layer 8 bread-slice halves, the cheese slices, then the remaining bread-slice halves. Beat eggs; stir in milk, onion, mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Pour over bread and cheese layers. Sprinkle with paprika. Cover; chill in the refrigerator for 2 to 24 hours. Bake, uncovered, in a 325° oven for 45 to 50 minutes or till set and lightly browned. Let stand 10 minutes.
- Vegetable Cheese Strata: Prepare as above, except layer 1 cup chopped cooked broccoli or carrot atop cheese slices.
- Meat Cheese Strata: Prepare as above, except layer 1 cup diced fully cooked ham or 1 cup diced cooked chicken or turkey atop cheese slices. (If using ham, omit salt.)
Source and image provenance
Historical recipe source: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 10th Edition (1989), Meredith Corporation. View the cited page at the Internet Archive.
Image credit: Image attribution: "Mmm... sausage, mushroom, and onion egg strata" by jeffreyw; license: CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/); source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/7927684@N03/6779301191. Cropped/resized.
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