Jennie@ifish
09-05-2004, 08:52 AM
Sweet Strata
The Riverside Inn in Seaside Oregon
10-12 slices of white bread
3 eggs
2 C. Half and Half
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 C sugar
Dash of Nutmeg
Filling
12 oz. Cream Cheese
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1/3 C sugar
Trim crusts from bread. Arrange 1/2 of the bread in greased 9 by 13 dish or soufflé dish so that bread covers the entire bottom of dish. In separate bowl, mix eggs, Half and Half, vanilla and sugar. Pour 1/2 of this liquid over bread. In another bowl, beat all of filling ingredients together until creamy. Pour filling over moistened bread. Arrange the other 1/2 of bread over the top of cheese filling and pour the rest of the egg mixture over the top.
Sprinkle top with dash of nutmeg. Let stand in the refrigerator overnight. Bake in covered dish in oven pre heated to 350 for 30 minutes, then remove cover and bake for another 20 minutes until puffy. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serves 4.
May be served topped with hot apple butter, warm fruit of the season, or caramel sauce.
The Riverside Inn in Seaside Oregon
10-12 slices of white bread
3 eggs
2 C. Half and Half
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 C sugar
Dash of Nutmeg
Filling
12 oz. Cream Cheese
1 tsp. vanilla
1 egg
1/3 C sugar
Trim crusts from bread. Arrange 1/2 of the bread in greased 9 by 13 dish or soufflé dish so that bread covers the entire bottom of dish. In separate bowl, mix eggs, Half and Half, vanilla and sugar. Pour 1/2 of this liquid over bread. In another bowl, beat all of filling ingredients together until creamy. Pour filling over moistened bread. Arrange the other 1/2 of bread over the top of cheese filling and pour the rest of the egg mixture over the top.
Sprinkle top with dash of nutmeg. Let stand in the refrigerator overnight. Bake in covered dish in oven pre heated to 350 for 30 minutes, then remove cover and bake for another 20 minutes until puffy. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serves 4.
May be served topped with hot apple butter, warm fruit of the season, or caramel sauce.