Caledonian Brunch Casserole (make-ahead)

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 16 slices bread, with crusts removed
• bacon or ham, sliced thinly
• sharp cheddar cheese
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2-1 teaspoon mustard powder
• 1/4 cup minced onion
• 1/4 cup green pepper, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 -2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1 dash red pepper sauce (e.g. tabasco)
• 1/4 lb butter
• special k cereal or corn flakes, crushed

Recipe

• 1 in a 9" x 13" buttered glass baking dish, put 8 pieces of bread, and add pieces to cover dish entirely.
• 2 cover bread with slices of back bacon or ham- it's best if your meat is about the size of the bread slice, for ease of cutting after it's cooked.
• 3 lay slices of cheddar cheese on top of bacon and then cover with slices of bread to make it like a sandwich.
• 4 in a bowl, beat eggs, salt and pepper.
• 5 to the egg mixture add dry mustard, onion, green pepper, worcestershire sauce, milk and tabasco, and then pour over the sandwiches.
• 6 cover and let stand in fridge overnight.
• 7 in the morning, melt ¼ lb.
• 8 butter, and pour over the top.
• 9 cover with crushed special k or corn flakes and bake, uncovered for 1 hour at 350 degrees.
• 10 let sit for at least 10 minutes before serving.
• 11 it's very nice served with fresh, chopped fruit.