How to make 'strata' a savoury bread pudding 🇺🇸

Make 'Strata' a Savoury Bread Pudding 🇺🇸

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INGREDIENTS

2 onions Finely chopped. Sweat on medium heat in 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp olive oil.

2 onions Finely chopped. Sweat on medium heat in 1 tbsp butter and 1 tbsp olive oil.

Add salt pepper and nutmeg. Careful with the salt. Feta and parmesan cheeses are salty

Add salt pepper and nutmeg. Careful with the salt. Feta and parmesan cheeses are salty

The 2 kg fresh spinach make around 600g, blanched, and well squeezed until all the liquid goes out. Then chopped. Of course one can use frozen spinach

The 2 kg fresh spinach make around 600g, blanched, and well squeezed until all the liquid goes out. Then chopped. Of course one can use frozen spinach

When onions are done put off the heat and add the spinach.

When onions are done put off the heat and add the spinach.

I add garlic (optional)

I add garlic (optional)

Add a bundle of chopped parsley and a chopped bundle of dill. Mix

Add a bundle of chopped parsley and a chopped bundle of dill. Mix

Drain the feta from extra liquid

Drain the feta from extra liquid

But if it is too salty. Cut it in few peices sol it in water 30 mins

But if it is too salty. Cut it in few peices sol it in water 30 mins

Then drain. When dry crumble into small peices

Then drain. When dry crumble into small peices

Add chopped dill and chopped parsley

Add chopped dill and chopped parsley

Butter generously a glass or a ceramic oven dish or an oven dish that can go to the table. 20x30 cm

Butter generously a glass or a ceramic oven dish or an oven dish that can go to the table. 20x30 cm

Putting it together. Put 1/2 of the bread in a tray. I am using multigrain French baguette

Putting it together. Put 1/2 of the bread in a tray. I am using multigrain French baguette

Add 1/2 of the spinach.

Add 1/2 of the spinach.

Add 1/2 of the crumbled feta, 1/2 of the grated Parmesan and emmental(or Gruyere or cheddar or what you might have available). Repeat the layer bread..spinach... Cheeses

Add 1/2 of the crumbled feta, 1/2 of the grated Parmesan and emmental(or Gruyere or cheddar or what you might have available). Repeat the layer bread..spinach... Cheeses

10 eggs and 4 cups of milk. Mix

10 eggs and 4 cups of milk. Mix

Pour over the tray

Pour over the tray

Cover with a plastic film. Chill overnight. Or at least for 6 hours to 1 day

Cover with a plastic film. Chill overnight. Or at least for 6 hours to 1 day

The next day or 10 hrs later. Bake it in a preheated oven 175C 55 mins

The next day or 10 hrs later. Bake it in a preheated oven 175C 55 mins

Serve hot

  • 2.0c Onions cut
  • 2.0kg Spinach
  • 1.0Tbsp Butter and oil each
  • (Salt) pepper and nutmeg
  • 400.0g Feta
  • Garlic (optional)
  • 200.0g Stale bread or 3-4 cups
  • 10.0 Eggs
  • 4.0c Milk
  • 1.0c Gruyere or emental cheese grated
  • 1.0c Parmesan cheesr grated