Aged Cheddar Cheese and Ham Strata

Name: Aged Cheddar Cheese and Ham Strata
Cuisine: Irish
Ingredients: 175–225 g cooked ham or bacon, diced into 7mm cubes; 175–225 g cooked ham or bacon, diced into 7mm cubes; 50 g very soft butter; 6 slices of good white bread, cut into slices 1–2cm thick and crusts removed – about 100g prepared weight; 110 g mature Cheddar cheese (or a mixture of Cheddar, Gruyère and Parmesan), coarsely grated, plus extra for sprinkling; 110 g mature Cheddar cheese (or a mixture of Cheddar, Gruyère and Parmesan), coarsely grated, plus extra for sprinkling; 110 g mature Cheddar cheese (or a mixture of Cheddar, Gruyère and Parmesan), coarsely grated, plus extra for sprinkling; 110 g mature Cheddar cheese (or a mixture of Cheddar, Gruyère and Parmesan), coarsely grated, plus extra for sprinkling; 450 ml milk (or 225 ml milk and 225 ml cream); 450 ml milk (or 225 ml milk and 225 ml cream); 3 medium eggs; 450 ml milk (or 225 ml milk and 225 ml cream); sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3–4 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped; 1½ teaspoons Dijon mustard; a generous pinch of ground mace or nutmeg; a generous pinch of ground mace or nutmeg

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Ballymaloe Bread Book

By Darina Allen

Published 2023

About

Strata is a savoury bread and butter pudding. This one is super tasty even just with cheese and spring onions, but if you have a little leftover cooked ham or bacon, it’s even better. A few morsels of cooked turkey wouldn’t go astray either or a little diced chorizo, which everyone seems to have in their fridge these days – but be careful not to add too much, it can be overpowering.

Ingredients

Europe
Ireland
Bread
Leftovers
Spring

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