Strata is a bread pudding-like layered comfort food casserole made with eggs, cheese and stale cubed bread (or sometimes hash browns).

The strata is assembled ahead of time by layering ingredients in a casserole dish and chilling overnight or for 8 hours before bringing it back up to room temperature and baking. A popular one-dish brunch dish, strata can also be made as a side dish. To the basic recipe, you can add infinite combinations of vegetables, fish or meat. Strata is eaten warm.