Raisin-bread Strata With Plums And Sausage

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb bulk sausage
• 8 large eggs
• 4 cups whole milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 16 ounces sliced raisin bread, each slice halved on diagonal
• 18 pitted dried plums, each cut into 3 pieces (prunes)
• pure maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 saute sausage in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until brown and cooked through; breaking up with a fork, about 6 minutes.
• 2 using slotted spoon, transfer sausage to bowl; cool.
• 3 butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• 4 whisk eggs, milk,salt, and pepper in a medium bowl.
• 5 arrange half of the bread in bottom of prepared dish with bases of triangles facing in the same direction.
• 6 scatter half of sausage, then half of plums over bread.
• 7 arrange remaining bread in dish with triangles facing in opposite direction.
• 8 scatter remaining sausage and plums over bread.
• 9 pour milk mixture over; press on bread to submerge.
• 10 cover; chill overnight.
• 11 position rack in center of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 12 place strata on rimmed baking sheet.
• 13 bake uncovered until strata is puffed and golden and knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• 14 cut strata into squares and serve with maple syrup.