High Mountain Lodge
PO Box 1888
Winter Park, CO 80482
425 County Road 5001
Winter Park, CO 80482
Sausage Strata
- 1 lb. bulk pork sausage (we like Jimmy Dean plain)
- 8 slices thin white bread
- Soft butter
- 3/4 lb shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 4 eggs slightly beaten
- 1 cup milk (can substitute buttermilk and not use salt)
- 1/2 tsp. salt (varies depending on the seasoning of the sausage and whether you use buttermilk or milk)
- 1/2 t. dry mustard
- 1 small can green chiles or jalapeños
Sauté sausage in skillet over high heat, constantly breaking up the pieces until they cook in a fine crumble. Drain off grease.
Remove crusts from bread; lightly butter one side and cut into squares.
Place half the buttered bread in a buttered 8-inch square baking dish.
Sprinkle with half the cheese and all the sausage.
Cover with remaining bread and top with remaining cheese.
Beat eggs in a 2 cup measuring cup. Add mustard and salt and fill to 2 cup mark with milk or buttermilk. Mix well. Pour over bread. Refrigerate for several hours (overnight is best). Before baking, top with green chiles.
Bake uncovered at 350F for 1 hour. 6 servings.
Barbara Parriott was Julie's mother. This celebrated recipe was traditionally served in the Beckwith household for Christmas Eve breakfast while listening to A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols live from Kings College, Cambridge, England, and sipping champagne with our friends.
We're not that fancy when we serve it at the High Mountain Lodge, but it never fails to please (even without the champagne).