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Cheese & Bacon Breakfast Strata Cake

8 servings · 15 min prep · 30 min cook

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 300 g bacon, diced (or ham)
• 6 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups milk (full cream or low fat)
• 1/4 tsp salt
• black pepper
• 7 cups packed any plain bread, cut into 2 cm / 1 inch cubes (preferably slightly stale)
• 2 cups cheese, shredded
• parsley, finely chopped (garnish - optional)

Steps

1. Heat a 6 large non-stick frying pan over high heat. (Use a bit of oil if not using non-stick). Add all but 2 tbsp bacon (reserve some for topping just before baking), cook until lightly browned. Remove from the pan and drain on a paper towel.
2. Whisk 6 eggs, 1 ¼ cups milk, ¼ tsp salt and pepper in a 6 large bowl (or container, if leaving overnight).
3. Add the bread, 1 ½ cups of the cheese and the cooked 300 g bacon to the egg mixture. Mix well. Cover and set aside in the fridge for at least 30 minutes (until all the egg is soaked into the bread) or overnight.

   30 min or overnight

4. Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (all oven types).
5. Generously grease a 20cm/8" springform cake tin with butter (cake pan without loose sides also ok).
6. Pour the bread mixture into the cake tin, pat down to compress. Scatter with reserved 2 tbsp bacon and remaining ½ cup of cheese. Cover loosely with foil.
7. Bake for 25 minutes, then remove the lid and bake for a further 15 to 20 minutes until golden on top and a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean (no raw egg).

   40 to 45 min

8. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before removing the springform or turning out. Garnish with parsley if using. Cut into slices to serve.

   5 min

Nutrition

Per serving

kcal

376

protein

24 g

carbs

18 g

fat

22 g

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