Ham And Cheese Souffle - cooking recipe

Ingredients

16 ounces shredded monterey jack cheese
2 cups finely diced cooked ham
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 dozen beaten egg
16 ounces cottage cheese (I use small curd 4% butterfat kind)
salt and pepper
6 sliced cooked bacon, crumbled (optional)

Preparation

Melt butter and place half of it in 9X13 pan.
Sift dry ingredient together.
Alternately add dry ingredients, ham, and cheeses to eggs in bowl.
If preparing night before, refrigerate at this point.
Stir in remaining butter, and place mixture in pan.
Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes; then at 325 F for 15 more minutes- (Baking time is for room temperature ingredients and pan- If they are cold, let them come to room temperature before baking or you will need to increase the baking time considerably).
It is done with a kife inserted in center comes out clean.