Mushroom Brunch Bake

From Katie, General Manger, Life Box™ / Planted Planet Productions.

• 12 eggs, well beaten
• 9 slices white or wheat* bread, crusts removed, cut into ½" squares
• 6 tbsp butter (4 tbsp cut into cubes, and 2 reserved for cooking mushrooms)
• 3 cups milk
• 6 scallions
• 1 cup chopped spinach
• ¼ cup chopped green pepper
• 2 tbsp chopped pimento
• 1 clove garlic, chopped
• 1 lb fresh maitake or shiitake, chopped
• 2 cups (8 oz) shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ tsp pepper

Sauté garlic and maitake in 2 tbsp butter. Cook until soft and just golden brown.

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and blend well. Pour egg mixture into buttered casserole dish and refrigerate, covered, for 8 hours or overnight. Bake the mixture in a preheated 300 °F oven for 1 hour, uncovered. Serve immediately.

*If using wheat bread, be sure it is somewhat fluffy to absorb the egg, if it is too dense the consistency does not come out right.