Casseroles

Christmas Morning Casserole

Mary Ann Heiner Swenson

 

 Every Christmas morning, the whole extended family gets together and has a great big breakfast and exchanges family scrapbook pages for the year. Growing up, I looked forward to these extended family events because I had the chance to play with my cousins and eat the most delicious food. Each member of the family is known to bring certain things. The thing that Aunt Mary Ann makes for every one of these family Christmas breakfasts is this casserole. Paired with a homemade sweet roll, yummy. Christmas morning wouldn't be the same without it!

8 slices bread

6 slices ham, in small pieces

2 cups grated mild cheddar cheese

4 eggs, slightly beaten

2 1/2 cups milk

1 t. salt

3/4 t. dry mustard

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1/2 cup milk

Butter bread. Remove crusts and cube. Put bread in bottom of a buttered 9 X13 pan. Cover with ham (or cooked bacon or sausage, if you like). Top with grated cheese. Beat eggs with 2 1/2 cups milk, slat and dry mustard. Pour over ham. Refrigerate overnight. In morning, dilute soup with 1/2 cup milk. Pour over casserole. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours, until set. Bake covered until the last 10 minutes.