Baked French Toast Casserole
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By
Angela (Grammy) Derby
@Angela_Derby
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This is one of those wonderful "make ahead" breakfasts. You can put it together the night before, and into the fridge until morning, if you like, I just left it there an hour. Your family can wake up to the aroma of cinnamon, vanilla and warm maple syrup...all in one magical breakfast casserole!
Ingredients
- 1
- loaf french bread, torn into chunks or cut into cubes
- 8
- eggs
- 2 c
- milk
- 1/2 c
- heavy cream
- 1/2 c
- sugar
- 2 Tbsp
- vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp
- cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp
- ground nutmeg
- 1/2 c
- butter
- 1 c
- brown sugar
- 1 tsp
- cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 3 Tbsp
- maple syrup (or honey)
- 1 c
- chopped pecans (optional)
BREAD MIXTURE
TOPPING:
How to Make Baked French Toast Casserole
- 1Grease a 9X13" baking pan with butter.
- 2Tear bread into chunks or cut into cubes; evenly lay out in prepared pan.
- 3Mix eggs, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Pour over bread.
- 4Refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight.
- 5In morning, preheat oven to 350'F. Prepare topping.
- 6Melt butter and cook with brown sugar and syrup or honey until just boiling. (If you add the pecans, this will be a wonderful praline topping.) Pour over bread mixture.
- 7Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes for a soft, moist texture; and 50-60 minutes for a firmer, less moist one. If top starts to get too brown, cover loosely with aluminum foil. Serve immediately.
