Ham and Cheese Breakfast Bake
45 mineasy4 servingshigh-protein
Ingredients
- Bread6 slices, cubedOn hand
- Ham150 g, dicedOn hand
- Eggs6 largeOn hand
- Cheddar cheese120 g, gratedOn hand
- Milk400 mloptional
- Mustard1 tspoptional
- Scallions3, slicedoptional
- Olive oil1 tbspoptional
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Steps
- 1
Heat the oven to 190°C / 375°F.
5 min
- 2
Oil a baking dish.
1 min
- 3
Cube the bread and dice the ham.
4 min
- 4
Layer the bread, ham, scallion and two-thirds of the cheddar.
3 min
- 5
Whisk the eggs with the milk, mustard and salt.
2 min
- 6
Pour the egg mixture evenly over the layers.
2 min
- 7
Let the bread soak for ten minutes.
10 min
- 8
Bake until puffed and just barely set in the center.
18 min
Cook’s note. The soak is the whole trick; dry cubes bake into croutons instead of custard.
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