North Country Castle

Anchorage, Alaska

Specialty Recipe

Glacier Melter

Ingredients

6 Tablespoons butter

12 wheat bread slices, trimmed

3/4 cup Parmesan cheese, grated

One 7-ounce can of mild chilies, diced

1/2 teaspoon jalapeño chilies, diced

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

6 artichoke hearts (canned), chopped

3 large eggs, beaten till creamy yellow

1-3/4 cups milk

6 Tablespoons pimento, diced

6 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated

Melt butter in microwave in 9 x 13-inch casserole. Dip 1 side of 6 bread slices in butter to cover lightly; set aside. Place remaining 6 slices in remaining butter in casserole. Top bread with mixture of 1/2 cup cheese, mild and jalapeño chilies, garlic powder, and artichokes. Place 6 buttered bread slices over cheese, butter side up. Mix eggs and milk and pour over bread stacks. Top each bread slice with 1 teaspoon pimento (I arrange it in a heart shape) and 1 Tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or overnight. Bake uncovered in preheated 350-degree oven for 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve hot.

Serves: 6 hungry people.

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