Make-Ahead Blintzed Breakfast Bake

My favorite time to entertain is morning because breakfast comes with cues everybody understands. It suggests beverages like O.J. and coffee that take the guesswork out of what liquid to offer. It has a distinct beginning and a quicker end than dinner parties or long lunches. And more than at any other meal, a buffet with its casual, help-yourself aesthetic seems most appropriate at breakfast. But my fondness for early-day entertaining has taught me a lesson. While I’m not a sweets-for-breakfast kind of gal, there are a lot of you out there. So in an effort to keep everybody happy, I always insert a sweet offering among the cheesy eggs and salty meats I select for my own plate.

This one says stuffed French toast, bread pudding, and cheese blintz with whispers of Danish in its depths. It checks the sugar-for-breakfast box but it’s not gonna give anybody a toothache because the cream cheese swoops into every bite to balance Sweet Potential’s presence. And for those of us who aspire to that easy entertaining vibe, you can put this breakfast casserole together the night before and bake it just before your breakfast buffet begins.