Egg Bake

Almost every Saturday (or holiday) morning, my husband makes us "special breakfast". In his house growing up, dad was the breakfast chef, and he is happy to carry on that tradition. And Susannah and I are happy to eat it! Often this consists of buttermilk pancakes (Susannah's favourite), omelets, eggs and bacon, waffles, or french toast. Occasionally it is egg bake. I am sure there is some fancy name for a dish like this, but we just know it as egg bake. It's not an "everyday" type of breakfast... but it's a very delicious, all-in-one treat.

Today our egg bake included green onions, red onions, garlic, fresh herbs from our garden (basil, oregano, thyme, parsley), cherry tomatoes, and of course, eggs and cheese!

Here's as much "recipe" as I can pull together...
Choose a baking dish. Sprinkle some grated cheese in the bottom (to loosely cover it). Today we used cheddar and jalapeno havarti. Dice up several slices of bread into cubes (generally speaking half to one slice per person, depending on type of bread), and spread over cheese. Beat together eggs (about 2 per person) and a bit of cream (or milk, but cream makes it fluffy!), then add in your veggies, salt and pepper, herbs and spices. Pour the egg mixture over top of the bread. It should almost cover the bread. If it doesn't, combine more eggs and cream, and add! We sliced the cherry tomatoes and laid them on top of the egg, but you could mix them in just as easily. Then sprinkle with more grated cheese. 

ready to go in the oven

Bake at 350*F until it looks done! It really depends on the size of the dish, but usually 30-60 minutes does it. It will puff up and the egg will look set and golden brown around the edges.

golden brown and puffy- ready to eat

Alternatively, you can make this in individual ramekins and serve in individual portions. This is especially nice for guests!

delicious!

We ate half of this dish for breakfast today, and have leftovers for tomorrow. This used 4 slices of whole wheat bread, and a dozen eggs (although the original plan was 8 eggs!) We used half a red onion, two green onions, several cloves of garlic, and about 10 cherry tomatoes. Also, a handful of herbs... maybe 2-3T when chopped up.