Church cookbooks are collections of families’ best recipes shared with their church community. These dishes hold memories of holidays and potlucks. That’s definitely the case with this breakfast casserole shared by Brant Mills of Houston, Texas. This family favorite is from “A Portion of Hardy,” compiled by members of Hardy Memorial United Methodist Church in Texarkana, Texas, in 1995.
TRANSCRIPT:
Today we’re making a classic holiday breakfast casserole. This recipe came to me from a friend of a friend who posted a picture on Facebook of his family’s well worn 1990’s cookbook from Hardy Memorial United Methodist Church. Moms love that this breakfast casserole can be made the night before, which frees up mom on Christmas Day, Easter, or really any day.
This recipe starts with eggs, nine of them. Crack 'em open give 'em a good stir with a fork. Add some salt, pepper, and a tablespoon and a half of dry mustard powder and stir some more.
Set the eggs aside and cut three slices of bread into ½ inch cubes. I’m using Hawaiian bread because it’s what I have on hand. Plain white bread, herb bread, sourdough or whatever you have will do.
Back to the eggs, we stir in 3 cups of milk. You can always make this dish a bit richer by using whole milk, or replacing a portion of the milk with cream.
I precooked the pound and a half of pork sausage and drained the fat. I’ll stir the sausage in, followed by 1 and a half cups of shredded cheddar cheese. And finally, we stir in the bread cubes.
Grease a 9x13 baking pan and pour in your breakfast casserole mix. You can put this right into the oven, or cover and refrigerate for baking the next day.
Bake at 350 for an hour and prepare to be wowed. I've had this breakfast casserole many times but I forget how delicious it is. The type of bread you use really matters I used Hawaiian bread and I was surprised how much the flavor of the bread shines through. My family ate this for breakfast and wanted it again for lunch. This classic recipe is a keeper!
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This video was first posted on September 20, 2023.
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