KDiti: Christmas Breakfast Squares

Every Christmas morning, we have my mother's Breakfast Squares - an amazing egg souffle with Swiss cheese, mushrooms, and ham. The best part is that you make it the night before, and then just pop it in the oven on Christmas morning.

Here is my family recipe!

Ingredients:
* 1 Loaf of white bread - slice each piece into halves and cut off the crusts
* Lean sliced deli ham - Approximately 10 to 12 oz.
* Sliced Swiss cheese- about 2 Kraft packages
* 1 small jar of Green Giant sliced mushrooms -drained
* 1 tsp. fine ground dry mustard
* 7 large eggs
* 3 cups of Half and Half
* 3/4 to 1 stick of butter softened to room temperature- Do not melt
* Salt and pepper to taste
* A dash of hot sauce

Directions:
1. Spray a 9x13 pan or casserole dish with Pam Cooking spray.
2. Lightly butter both sides of about half of the de-crusted bread halves and place on the bottom of the dish - cover the bottom completely.
3. Distribute the diced ham, mushrooms, and sliced Swiss cheese over the bread evenly.
4. Lightly butter both sides of the remaining de-crusted bread and place them on top of the ham, cheese, and mushrooms.
5. In large bowl mix eggs, dry mustard, salt, pepper, and hot sauce.
6. Add Half and Half to this mixture and whisk.
7. Pour liquid into the dish over the layered bread, covering all areas. The bread will soak up the liquid.
8. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate over night.

In the morning:
9. Bake at 325 degrees for 45 minutes with foil still on top.

10. Remove foil and continue to bake approximately 15 minutes or until top is golden brown.