Southern Scalloped Tomatoes

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of butter
1 cup of bread cubes(Used Fresh White)
1 medium onion, chopped
4 strips of bacon
2 Tbs sugar ( I did to taste which was less then 2 Tb. )
2-1/2 cups of cut-up tomatoes*
Dash of Tabasco
Dash of sweet dried leaf basil
Crushed saltine crackers for the topping( Used 3/4 of a cup)
1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese ( used 3/4 of a cup)



Directions:

Melt the butter in a skillet and lightly brown the bread cubes.  Add more butter if needed and brown the onions. ( I removed the bread cubes first)
Fry bacon in another skillet, drain and crumble into the butter and bread mixture. ( I put the bread cubes back into the skillet)

Add sugar, tomatoes, tabasco and basil. Mix well. Spoon into a 2 Qt casserole dish. Cover with the crushed crackers and bake for 30-45 minutes at 350. Add the cheese on top during the last 15 minutes. 

* if you don't have fresh tomatoes you can use a 35-oz can of whole plum tomatoes, cut up it yields about 2-3/4 cup

Recipe from Betty Pat Wilks

BTW-  April is National Florida Tomato Month