Cheese Strata

8 slices of day old bread
8 ounches of sharp natural Chedder cheese slices/sliced
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups milk
1 tbls minced onions
1/2 tsp prepared mustard

Trim crusts from 5 slices of the bread: cut in half diagonally use trimmings and remaint 3 sliced of untrimmed bread to cover bottom of 8 or 9 inchs square baking dish.
top with cheese
arrange the 10 trimmed "triangles" in 2 rows atop the cheesxe. ( points should overlap bases of the preceedcing "triangles"
beat eggs: blend in milk,onions, salt and dash of pepper. add mustard.
pour over bnrad and cheese.
cover with waxed paper and let stand 1 hr at room temperature or several hrs in the fridge.

bake in 325 degre oven for 1 hour or till knife inserted in mid pan covers out clean.

let stand 5 minutes before serving.

(this recipe can be halved really easy) and I don't fuss with the triangles I just put the in the dish like a sandwhich.