Name: Wine and Cheese Strata
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Dry French bread, broken into pieces - ½ loaf; Butter, melted - 3 tablespoons; Shredded Swiss cheese - 8 ounces; Shredded Monterey Jack cheese - 4 ounces; Ham slice, coarsely chopped - 1 (1/4 inch thick); Milk - 1 ¾ cups; Eggs - 9; Green onions, minced - 4; Sherry - ¼ cup; Dijon mustard - 1 ½ tablespoons; Ground black pepper - ¼ teaspoon; Cayenne pepper - ⅛ teaspoon; Sour cream - ¾ cup; Grated Parmesan cheese - ½ cup

Ingredients for - Wine and Cheese Strata

1. Dry French bread, broken into pieces ½ loaf

2. Butter, melted 3 tablespoons

3. Shredded Swiss cheese 8 ounces

4. Shredded Monterey Jack cheese 4 ounces

5. Ham slice, coarsely chopped 1 (1/4 inch thick)

6. Milk 1 ¾ cups

7. Eggs 9

8. Green onions, minced 4

9. Sherry ¼ cup

10. Dijon mustard 1 ½ tablespoons

11. Ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon

12. Cayenne pepper ⅛ teaspoon

13. Sour cream ¾ cup

14. Grated Parmesan cheese ½ cup

How to cook deliciously - Wine and Cheese Strata

1 . Stage

Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2 . Stage

Arrange bread pieces in the prepared baking dish; drizzle with melted butter. Top with Swiss cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, and ham.

3 . Stage

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 . Stage

Remove dish from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.

5 . Stage

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

6 . Stage

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.