Do Ahead Breakfast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. breakfast sausage (or hot and spicy sausage)
12 slices bread
9 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. milk (approximately)
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 (16 oz.) container sour cream
1 (8 oz.) pkg. shredded Cheddar cheese
mushrooms, bell peppers, onions (optional)
1 loaf French bread
6 eggs
1 1/2 c. milk
4 Tbsp. sugar, divided
1 tsp. vanilla
1/8 tsp. salt
cinnamon
powdered sugar
3 c. (1 lb.) strawberries, stemmed and sliced
1/2 tsp. lemon zest
1 tsp. lemon juice
12 slices cinnamon bread
1 pt. (16 oz.) half and half or light cream
4 large eggs
6 Tbsp. butter or margarine, melted
2 Tbsp. brown sugar, firmly packed
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. grated orange peel (optional)
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/8 tsp. nutmeg
powdered sugar (used for garnish only)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Lightly grease a 13 x 9 baking pan. Arrange bread slices in two layers.