BEST BREAKFAST BAKE

This recipe, for an EASY BREAKFAST BAKE, is especially good for brunches, special occasion breakfasts, or for outings at the cabin or summer home.  You make it up to two nights before you need it, then just bake it for 45 minutes before you need to serve it.  I change the meat around, using not only the sausage that it calls for, but have substituted cubed ham or crumbled, cooked bacon, (or sometimes have made it without the meat).  It's great with fresh fruit, homemade muffins and juice for a fun Easter brunch. 

BEST BREAKFAST BAKE 

1 lb. sausage, cooked and crumbled (or ham or bacon)

6 eggs

1 teaspoon salt

pepper to taste

2 cups milk

1 cup grated cheddar cheese

bread to cover the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan

Cook sausage.  Drain well and  crumble.  Set aside.  Beat eggs and milk together.  Add salt and pepper. Set aside.  Cut crusts off the bread and place to fit in the bottom of the 9x13 baking pan.  Layer next with the meat, then cheese.  Pour the egg mixture over cheese, meat and bread.  Cover and let sit over night.  Uncover the next morning and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.  Let sit for 5 minutes before cutting into squares.