Ham, Cheese and Egg Bake
This is a fantastic bake, which is perfect for breakfast or brunch. Bread cubes are drizzled with butter, sprinkled with cheese, soaked in an eggy custard and baked to perfection.
Ingredients
Makes: 10
- 225g French bread, cut into 2.5cm cubes
- 50g butter, melted
- 115g Gruyere cheese, grated
- 115g Cheddar cheese, grated
- 275g diced cooked ham
- 8 eggs, beaten
- 350ml milk
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- salt and pepper to taste
- 175ml soured cream
- 25g grated Parmesan cheese
Method
Prep:30min ›
Cook:1hr15min ›
Extra time:8hr chilling ›
Ready in:9hr45min
- Arrange bread in the bottom of a lightly greased medium baking dish and drizzle with butter. Top with Gruyere cheese, Cheddar cheese and ham.
- In a medium bowl, blend eggs, milk and mustard. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into the baking dish. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 170 C / Gas 3. Blend soured cream and Parmesan cheese in a small bowl and set aside.
- Bake the layered mixture 1 hour in the preheated oven.
- Spread soured cream mixture over the surface of the baked dish and continue cooking about 10 minutes, until surface is lightly browned. Allow to sit about 15 minutes before serving.
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Reviews & ratings
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Reviews in English (14)
This casserole was really dry. I followed the recipe exactly. Flavor was okay. The topping was not very attractive, if you are into presentation. Will not make again. - 05 Oct 2003 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
EXCELLENT AND EASY~! I made this recipe for our Mother's Day brunch. I didn't realize that I was supposed to refrigerate it for 8+ hours and was really worried it'd be a bust. It was such a hit that I even printed up recipes for our guests! The only changes I made is that I used 6 pieces of turkey bacon crumbled instead of ham; and an Italian blend of grated cheeses that included asiago, romano, parmesan, and provolone. thanks for the recipe! brendam - 11 May 2008 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
This is a great throw together dish. We like to use english muffins instead of the french bread when we make this for breakfast. I have also made this dish for dinner and added spinach, broccoli,and mushrooms. It was also good with chorizo (instead of the ham) with green pepper and onion. I use reduced fat cheese and sour cream and it still turns out delicious. - 25 Jul 2008 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)