Sausage and Cheddar Strata

Name: Sausage and Cheddar Strata
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ lb (125 g) Cheddar cheese, coarsely shredded; 15 slices day-old baguette, ciabatta, or other country-style bread, each about 2 inches (5 cm) in diameter and ½ inch (12 mm) thick; 3 lb (1.5 kg) sausages, such as mild Italian, chicken and fennel, or andouille; 1½ cups (12 oz/375 ml) whole milk; 3 large eggs

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Let's Do Brunch

By Brigit Binns

Published 2013

About

I love pulling this amazingly rich and outrageously delicious dish out of the oven right when friends arrive for brunch. It’s a slam dunk.

Ingredients

3 lb (1.5 kg) sausages, such as mild Italian, chicken and fennel, or andouille

Americas
United States
Breakfast

Method

In a frying pan, sauté the sausages over medium heat until golden brown on all sides, 5–6 minutes for fully cooked sausages, 12–15 minutes for uncooked sausages. Transfer to a cutting board. Let the sausages cool, then cut into slices ½ inch (12 mm) thick.

Butter a deep 2½-qt (