Pimento Cheese Featherbed Eggs

Name: Pimento Cheese Featherbed Eggs
Yield: Serves 10 to 12
Ingredients: 1 cup (5 ounces), cornmeal; 1 cup (5 ounces), all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1 1/2 teaspoons, pepper; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/4 teaspoon, cayenne pepper; 1 1/3 cups, whole milk; 2 , large eggs, lightly beaten; 10 ounces, extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (2 1/2 cups); 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons jarred chopped, pimentos; 2 , shallots, minced; 4 1/2 cups, whole milk; 6 , large eggs, lightly beaten; 1 tablespoon, Dijon mustard; 1 tablespoon, Worcestershire sauce; 2 teaspoons, salt

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2013

With a make-ahead element built into the recipe, strata is perfect for a big breakfast crowd. But the traditional sandwich bread doesn’t bring much to the party.

SERVES10 to 12

TIME2 hours, plus 6 hours refrigerating

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Most recipes for this cornbread-based strata call for making homemade cornbread, cutting it into cubes, and staling it in the oven before proceeding with the usual strata protocol—mixing the bread with custard and letting it sit overnight. ...

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