Elegant Brunch Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 loaf french bread, sliced
• 3 tablespoons butter, plus
• more butter, for buttering dish
• 4 ounces swiss cheese, grated
• 4 ounces monterey jack cheese, grated
• 12 slices bacon, diced and fried until crisp
• 8 large eggs
• 1 1/3 cups milk
• 1/3 cup wine
• 3 green onions
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup freshly-grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 grease bottom and sides of 9" x 13" glass casserole dish with butter.
• 2 tear bread into bite-sized pieces and place in dish, arranging so that they form a fairly solid layer but do not overlap (you may not need the whole loaf).
• 3 melt 3 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan; drizzle evenly over bread.
• 4 sprinkle grated swiss and monterrey jack cheeses evenly over bread.
• 5 top cheese layer evenly with cooked bacon bits.
• 6 break eggs into large mixing bowl and beat lightly by hand; add milk, wine, chopped green onion, mustard, black pepper and cayenne, beating again until foamy.
• 7 pour egg mixture evenly over casserole; cover tightly with foil, and refrigerate overnight.
• 8 the following day, remove dish from refrigerator and let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• 9 preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• 10 bake, covered with foil, for approximately 45-50 minutes, until eggs are'set' in the center.
• 11 remove from oven and spread sour cream evenly over the top of the casserole; sprinkle with grated parmesan.
• 12 return to oven uncovered; bake an additional 10 minutes or so until lightly-browned.