Serves 6
This will take so many alternative combos! I left it vegetarian, however some browned breakfast sausage or crispy bacon might be stirred in as effectively with no different adjustments must you like.
Every thing might be assembled the night time earlier than and left lined within the fridge in a single day. Pull it out very first thing within the morning whereas the oven is preheating and you’ll take pleasure in your loved ones as an alternative of working within the kitchen Christmas morning.
Gluten Free? We’ve made this efficiently with gluten-free sandwich bread!
Elements
8 oz. recent bread, cubed (nation loaf, French, ciabatta)
1 Tbsp. further virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp. butter
8 oz. blended mushrooms, stemmed and sliced
2 small/1 massive leek, white and lightweight inexperienced elements, cleaned and sliced
4 oz. child spinach
8 eggs
1 ½ cup entire milk
½ cup cream
½ tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. Recent floor pepper
½ tsp. Dried oregano
1 Tbsp. sizzling sauce
1 heaping cup/6 oz. grated Emmi Gruyere, shredded
Recent parsley, for garnish
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375’. Unfold the cubed bread on a baking dish and toast for 10 minutes till golden on the sides and dried out.
Warmth the oil and butter in a big, oven-proof skillet or forged iron pan (about 12”). Add the mushrooms and leeks, a giant pinch of salt and pepper and sauté to melt. About 8 minutes. Stir within the child spinach, flip off the warmth, and let it simply wilt and funky down. Stir within the toasted bread.
Whereas the greens quiet down, whisk up your egg combination. In a big mixing bowl, mix the eggs, milk, cream, salt, pepper, dried oregano, sizzling sauce and whisk very well to mix. We need to get some air in there. Stir within the gruyere. Pour the egg combination over the greens, urgent the bread items down a bit in order that they get the custard on all elements. Depart it to soak at room temperature for an hour, or lined, in a single day within the fridge.
Flip the oven all the way down to 350’. Bake on the center rack for half-hour, or till you shake the pan and the middle is now not liquid. Slightly jiggle is okay, it can set because it cools down.
Garnish the highest with recent parsley and serve heat.
