Recipe - Apple And Cheddar Strata

Vegetable cooking spray
8 sl Raisin bread; dayold (or
oatmeal, white bread, etc),
cubed 1/2"
1 tablespoon Canola oil
2 Apples; cored and minced
One half cup Shredded lowfat cheddar
cheese
2 tablespoon Brown sugar
2 cup 1% lowfat milk
4 Egg whites
2 Whole eggs
One half teaspoon Baking powder
Ground cinnamon

INTRO: If you're a Cheddar cheese lover, this lowfat version of a souffle
is just right for you. Bake until puffed and golden. Serves 4. Preparation
time: 12 minutes. Cooking time: 40 to 50 minutes, plus 5 minutes standing
time.

PER Serving: Calories 377, Saturated Fat 4g, Total Fat 12g, Sodium 477mg,
Cholesterol 122 mg, Protein 19g, Carbohydrate 52g, Fiber 4g

Step 1: Preheat oven to 375F. Coat an 8" x 8" x 2" baking dish with cooking
spray. Place threequarters of bread cubes in dish. In a nonstick skillet,
heat oil. Saute apples until tender. Arrange apples and cheese on bread and
sprinkle with brown sugar.

Step 2: In a medium bowl, whisk together milk, egg whites, eggs, and baking
powder. Pour egg mixture into baking dish.

Step 3: Sprinkle with a little ground cinnamon and bake 40 to 50 minutes or
until puffed and golden.

Tip: Allow to stand 5 minutes before cutting. Canned apples for pie filling
may be used.

Source: the HowTo Book of Healthy Cooking: Good Food That's Good for You.
Reader's Digest Staff. (Jan 1996) ISBN#: 0895777894 Hardcover.

Recipe by: Reader's Digest Healthy Cooking

Posted to Digest eatlf.v097.n313 by KitPATh phannema@wizard.ucr.edu on
Dec 09, 1997