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Butternut Squash, Bacon and Onion Bread Pudding/Strata - of course gluten free.

One of my November 2017 recipes for Beyond Celiac, originally National Foundation for Celiac Awareness.

Make this as a side dish for Thanksgiving or use leftover roasted butternut squash or mashed butternut squash and serve with leftover Turkey for breakfast or dinner. Bagel, egg and milk mix can be prepared in fridge before Thanksgiving and rest of ingredients added. This is mild comfort food.

I normally use an Udi’s plain bagel for gluten free, it doesn't disintegrate and doesn't have any funny taste.

June 2017 - I do like Canyon Bakehouse gf plain bagels, even more of a rolls softer texture to me. Aldi have gf hamburger rolls that I do like for hamburgers, but haven't tried them for bread pudding. We love Against the Grain tapioca cheese bread, but it was wrong texture to us for bread pudding.

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8x8 (20x20 cm) brownie pan

2 Udi's plain bagels – I tried this with a gf English muffin and prefer the texture from Udi's bagel. Cut into tiny cubes about ½ inch square. An everything bagel tasted strange cooked this way.

4 eggs or 1 c (250 ml) gf egg substitute. I normally use 50/50 whole egg and egg sub.

6-8 slices of Jones Dairy Farm Bacon or Oscar Mayer center cut, both labeled gf. Or leftover ham or Jones Canadian bacon. Cut small.

1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic, peeled and finely crushed

1 tbsp oil (15 ml)

2c (500 ml) milk – fat free is fine, but cream and whole eggs are wonderful.

12 oz (375g) peeled butternut squash, cut into small cubes, no more than 1" square. Or use leftover roasted squash or mashed squash.

2 tbsp (30 ml) finely scissored green of green onion

2 tbsp (30ml) finely chopped fresh parsley

1 c (4oz, 125 g) shredded Swiss cheese or Sharp Cheddar

salt and pepper to taste. If you used leftover roasted squash or mashed squash be aware of existing salt or fat content.

2 tbsp (30 ml) maple syrup added to bread pudding and more to serve. Optional, maple syrup is in most NE fridges.

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How's that for a photo of my hard apple cider gravy being poured?

1. If you are using raw bacon, then put oil and bacon in saucepan or microwave safe dish and cook bacon until it starts releasing its juices. Add onion, garlic and raw butternut squash, stir, cover and cook for about 5 minutes until onion is soft and squash is just cooked. If using leftover cooked squash, just cook bacon, onion and garlic then stir in leftover cut up butternut squash or mashed squash.

2. Then I like to mix the casserole ingredients in a glass bowl/jug, cover and refrigerate overnight.

3. In the morning preheat oven to 350*, make sure to spray the 8x8 baking dish as this makes it far easier to clean dish. Stir the bread mix well to make sure bacon/squash is evenly distributed, and then pour into sprayed baking dish. Place on baking sheet and bake in preheated oven for about 40-50 minutes. It will rise, brown and there should be no liquid 'sloshing' around in the middle when it is cooked. Do not cook above 350*. Photo shows half quantity cooked in 9" pie plate.

Serve with maple syrup, or my hard apple cider gravy.

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