Bethie's Baked French Toast |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 60 Minutes |
Ready In: 80 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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Well.... it is my humble opinion that the baked french toast recipes that sit overnight are soggy & mushy. So I tried this. Then added some stuff. And crossed my fingers. The topping idea I hijacked from another recipe online then adjusted to my personal taste. I do hope you enjoy; my family swooned so I came running here to post. ;) I think you could add any dried fruit or even fresh fruit - apples, pears, bananas - cut up into bite sized pieces. I think adding orange zest to the topping might be yummy, too. Go ahead...make it your own! Ingredients:
1 loaf challah |
vegetable cooking spray |
1 cup raisins |
1/2 cup shredded coconut |
10 large eggs |
2 1/2 cups milk |
1/2 cup cream |
1 tablespoon cinnamon |
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract |
1 -2 tablespoon sugar (or vanilla sugar!) |
1 pinch salt |
1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened |
1 cup dark brown sugar |
1 tablespoon cinnamon |
1/2 cup sliced almonds |
maple syrup |
Directions:
1. The night before, thickly slice the bread & lay out on a cooling rack.
2. Preheat oven to 350°F.
3. Spray a 9x13 pan well. Tear up the dried bread slices into bite sized pieces into the pan. Sprinkle with raisins & coconut.
4. In an 8c measuring bowl, whisk eggs. Add milk & cream (you can use whatever combination of dairy you want. I have skim milk in the fridge so I added some cream. If I had whole milk, I would have used that & skipped the cream). Add sugar, vanilla, cinnamon & whisk thoroughly. Carefully pour over the bread. With a spatula or your (clean) hands, carefully push down to make sure it's all wet. Let sit 15 minutes or so.
5. For the topping:.
6. In a small bowl, combine butter, brown sugar & cinnamon. I mushied it all up thoroughly with my hands. Spread on top of the french toast mixture. It doesn't spread very easily; I used my hands. Sprinkle almonds on top. I sprinkled almonds on only 1/2 because dd doesn't care for nuts. ;).
7. You may want to consider putting a cookie sheet under the baking dish in case there are any spills. Bake in preheated oven 50 minutes or until toasty on top & set. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Pour just a little warmed pure maple syrup on top.
8. Enjoy. :).
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