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French Toast Strata
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Ready In: 90 Minutes
Servings: 6
A wonderful maple-flavored baked french toast breakfast casserole with apples, raisins, and nuts from Yankee Magazine. Time does not include chilling time.
Ingredients:
1/2 loaf french bread or 1/2 loaf italian bread (1-pound)
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
1 large cooking apple, peeled and coarsely chopped
1/2 cup seedless raisin
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup sour cream, divided
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup maple syrup
Directions:
1. Slice the bread into 1/2 slices, then halve the slices; set aside.
2. Melt the butter or margarine in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and saute the apple until just softened, about 3 minutes, then remove from the heat.
3. Stir in the raisins, walnuts, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1/2 cup of the sour cream.
4. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, milk, maple syrup, and the remaining 1/2 cup of sour cream.
5. Butter a 10 pie plate or a 9 square baking dish.
6. Layer half the bread in the prepared baking dish, spread the apple and sour cream mixture over the bread; then layer with the remaining bread.
7. Pour the egg and milk mixture over all and cover.
8. Chill in the refrigerator for 2-24 hours.
9. When ready to prepare, preheat the oven to 325 and bake the strata, uncovered, 50-60 minutes, or until set and lightly browned.
10. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
By RecipeOfHealth.com