Overnight Cinnamon Cream Cheese Strata
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
4 large eggs -- lightly beaten
2 cups milk
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 large loaf day-old cinnamon-raisin bread -- cut
into 18-20
slices; crusts removed; buttered if desired
5 ounces cream cheese -- cut into small cubes
Recipe
Preliminaries: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter 2 1/2 quart
casserole or
souffle dish.
1. In large bowl, combine lightly beaten eggs, milk, ground cinnamon
and
maple syrup.
2. Place layer of bread in bottom of prepared baking dish.Sprinkle
with 1/3
of the cream cheese
cubes.
3. Repeat with another layer of bread and another 1/3 of the cream
cheese
cubes. Cover with
layer of bread.
4. Slowly pour egg mixture over top and sprinkle with remaining cream
cheese
cubes. Let strata
stand at least 1 hour, or cover and refrigerate up to 24 hours.
5. Set baking sheet on lowest rack of oven to catch any drips and bake
strata until top is nicely
browned and bubbly, about 1 hour.
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