Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole

Name: Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 , (14-inch) loaf italian bread (see note), ends trimmed; 1 pound, bulk pork sausage; 1 , small onion, chopped fine; 3 cups, shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese; 12 , large eggs, lightly beaten; 4 cups, whole milk; 1 1/2 teaspoons, salt; 1 teaspoon, pepper; 1 tablespoon, hot sauce (see note)

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2009

A breakfast casserole is convenient for a crowd, but if it's so bland and mushy no one wants to eat it, that's no help for the host.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME2¼ hours, plus 1 hour refrigerating

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Even when staled in the oven overnight, the white bread in our Make-Ahead Breakfast Casserole soaked up too much custard and turned to mush. Using toasted Italian bread greatly improved the texture. Substituting whole milk for half-and-half...

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