Monte Cristo Strata Food

MONTE CRISTO STRATA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Generously grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with shortening or cooking spray.
• Place layer of bread slices in bottom of baking dish. Brush with 2 tablespoons of the mustard. Top with half of the ham slices, then sprinkle with 1 cup of the shredded cheese and 1 tablespoon of the sage. Repeat layers, reserving last 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese.
• In large bowl, beat eggs with whisk, then add milk and ground pepper; beat to combine. Carefully and evenly pour egg mixture over layers in baking dish, making sure bread absorbs most of the liquid. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and 1 tablespoon fresh sage.
• Cover dish with sheet of greased foil. Let stand 30 minutes before baking.
• Bake about 35 minutes or until dish is baked through and bubbly. Remove foil, and bake 10 minutes longer or until cheese on top is lightly golden.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MONTE CRISTO SANDWICH

Steps:

• Spread mustard on bread. Layer 4 bread slices with Swiss cheese, ham, and cheese again. Place remaining bread slices on top.
• In a shallow dish, whisk together eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Dip each sandwich in the egg mixture, turning to coat well.
• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium-low heat. When butter is foamy, add the sandwiches, and cook, turning once, until golden brown on both sides, 6 to 8 minutes total. Serve immediately, dusted with confectioners' sugar.

MONTE CRISTO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Whisk eggs and milk in large bowl until blended. Add bread; stir to evenly coat with egg mixture. Gently stir in ham and half the cheese.
• Spoon into 9-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 40 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out clean and top is golden brown.

MONTE CRISTO SANDWICH

Steps:

• Spread bread with mayonnaise and mustard. Alternate ham, Swiss and turkey slices on bread.
• Beat egg and milk in a small bowl. Coat the sandwich with the egg and milk mixture. Heat a greased skillet over medium heat, brown the sandwich on both sides. Serve hot.

MONTE CRISTO BAKE

Steps:

• Trim 4 pieces of bread and put in the bottom of a 9 x 9 glass casserole.
• Evenly sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over the bread.
• Layer the turkey and ham evenly over the cheese.
• Evenly sprinkle the remaining cheese over the meat.
• Cover with the remaining pieces of bread.
• Beat together the eggs, milk, mustard, and onion powder, then pour over the bread.
• Press lightly on the bread with a fork, pushing down into the egg mixture.
• Cover and chill for 6 hours or overnight.
• Bake at 325 degrees F for 60 minutes or until the top and sides are golden.
• Cool for 10 to 15 minutes before serving, sprinkled with the powdered sugar.
• Serve with raspberry preserves on the side.

MONTE CRISTO STRATA

Steps:

• Spray a 9x13x2-inch baking pan with the non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, hot sauce, and dry mustard until well blended.
• Arrange as much of the bread pieces as you can in a single layer in the prepared pan. Top, in layers, with the turkey, ham, and 1/2 of the cheese. Top with the remaining bread pieces, and pour on the egg mixture, tilting the pan to make sure all the bread is coated. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, when you are ready to cook, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. While the oven is preheating, take the strata out of the refrigerator, remove the plastic wrap, and let stand at room temperature until the oven is ready. Bake until puffed and golden, about 45 minutes. Let rest 5 minutes before slicing into squares.

HAM 'N' SWISS MONTE CRISTO

Steps:

• Spread mustard over one side of each slice of bread, then layer with ham and cheese; top with remaining bread. , In a shallow bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, water and egg until smooth. Dip sandwich on both sides in egg mixture. Cook in a skillet coated with cooking spray until browned, about 2 minutes on each side.

OCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIED MONTE CRISTO STRATA

Steps:

• 1. Spray 13 x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Using serrated knife, cut baguette into 1/2 inch slices. Toast both sides until crisp and golden brown around edges.
• 2. Mix 1/2 cup cranberry sauce and the mustard in small bowl. Spread over 1 side toasted baguette slices. Arrange half of slices, cranberry side up, in bottom of dish, overlapping if necessary. Sprinkle evenly with turkey, ham, and cheese. Top with remaining toast, cranberry, side down.
• 3. Combine eggs, milk, salt, pepper, and pepper sauce in large bowl; whisk until well blended and slightly frothy. Pour mixture carefully into baking dish, making sure bread is soaked with liquid. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
• 4. Preheat oven to 350º. Bake for 60-70 minutes or until puffed and top is slightly golden and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes.
• 5. Meanwhile, blend remaining cranberry sauce and the vinegar in small bowl. Just before serving, sift powdered sugar over strata, Top each serving with dollop of cranberry mixture.

MONTE CRISTO STRATA

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 375° and butter a 9-by-13-inch glass or ceramic baking dish. Arrange one-third of the bread in the bottom of the dish and spread with half of the mustard. Top with half of the ham, 1 tablespoon of the tarragon and one-third of the Gruyère cheese. Repeat the layering, leaving off the last layer of cheese.
• 2. In a medium bowl, whisk the milk with the eggs and season generously with black pepper. Pour the custard evenly over the dish, pressing the bread to absorb the liquid. Pat the remaining cheese on top and cover with a sheet of buttered parchment paper.
• 3. Bake the strata in the center of the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until bubbling and browned around the edges. Remove the parchment and turn on the broiler. Broil for about 3 minutes, just until the top is golden and bubbling. Let rest for 10 minutes, then cut the strata into squares and serve

MONTE CRISTO

Steps:

• Preheat a griddle and deep fryer to 350 degrees F.
• Butter the griddle. Dunk the Texas toast on both sides in the French Toast Custard and grill until golden brown. Flip and add 1 slice Swiss cheese to each slice of toast. Then add 3 ounces ham on top of 6 of the toast slices, then top the ham with another slice of Swiss cheese. Top each ham and cheese toast with a cheese only toast, to form 6 sandwiches. Cook until the cheese melts, then remove from griddle and cool. Dunk the cooled sandwiches in the pancake batter until fully covered and put into the fryer. Cook until golden brown on both sides, about 8 minutes. Serve with the Strawberry-Rhubarb Syrup.
• Beat the eggs well, then add the sugar and mix until emulsified and all the sugar has dissolved. Add the milk and vanilla and whisk until combined.
• Add the strawberries, rhubarb, sugar and maple syrup to a saucepot. Place over medium heat and cook until fruit is soft, about 20 minutes. Let cool slightly, then carefully puree with a hand blender.

MONTE CRISTO

Steps:

• For the egg batter, mix the egg, milk and vanilla.
• Make a sandwich by putting mayonnaise, mustard, cheese, ham, bacon and cheese in between two slices of wheat bread. Soak the outer part of the sandwich into the egg batter. Make sure that the batter is absorbed by the bread.
• Heat up the pan in medium heat and melt the butter. Put only enough butter that would grease the pan. Make sure not to put too much.
• Brown both sides of the sandwich.
• For serving, you can cut the sandwich diagonally. Apply the jam and sprinkle the icing sugar.