Wine and Cheese Strata

Ingredients

• 0.5 loaves dry French bread , broken into pieces
• 3 tablespoons butter , melted
• 8 ounces shredded Swiss cheese
• 4 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 ham slice , 1/4 inch thick
• 1.75 cups milk
• 9 eggs
• 4 greens onions , minced
• 0.25 cups sherry
• 1.5 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 0.25 teaspoons ground black pepper
• 0.13 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 0.75 cups sour cream
• 0.5 cups grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

1. 1

   Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. 2

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

3. 3

   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. 4

   Remove dish from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.

5. 5

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

6. 6

   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.