Cherry Strata

Another door county cherry recipe. This is great with cranberries too.

::|| cherry strata ||::.

Preheat oven to 350f grease 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan.

Place 8 cups of the bread cubes in prepared pan.

In mixing bowl , beat cream cheese , 1 / 4 cup sugar and extract until smooth.

Stir in pecans and cherries.

Spoon over bread and top with remaining bread cubes.

In mixing bowl , whisk eggs , cream , cinnamon and remaining sugar.

Pour over bread.

Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes 350f , or until browned.

Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Top individual servings with cherry syrup.

::|| cherry syrup ||::.

Combine cherries , sugar and corn syrup in small saucepan.

Bring to a boil.

Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Remove from heat and stir in extract.

Serve warm over strata.

bread cubes, cream cheese, sugar, almond extract, dried cherries, pecans, eggs, half-and-half, cinnamon, cherries, corn syrup