Mt. Shasta Ranch

Mt. Shasta, California

Specialty Recipe

The Ranch Strata

Mt. Shasta Ranch B&B Website

Ingredients:

Extra sourdough bread

Slices of ham

Green chilis

Cheddar cheese

Monterey Jack cheese

8 eggs

Milk

5 drops Tabasco pepper sauce

1/4 teaspoon pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon Grey Poupon mustard (or a good stone-ground mustard)

Garnish:

Salsa

Tomato slices

Avocado slices

Lightly oil 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Layer bottom with 3/4 inch sourdough bread, then cover with thin slices of ham and strips of green chilis. Cover with about 1/2 inch shredded cheeses. Put eggs in blender, then fill to full mark with milk. Add Tabasco, pepper, garlic powder, and mustard. Blend on high. Pour liquid over the ingredients in pan. Marinate overnight.

Bake at 350 degrees 1 to 1-1/4 hours. Let set up for 30 minutes. Cut into 3 x 3-inch squares and garnish. Serve with fresh fruit, a croissant, and country fried potatoes.

Serves: about 16

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