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
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BREAD MIXTURE
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1loaf french bread, torn into chunks or cut into cubes
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8eggs
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2 cmilk
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1/2 cheavy cream
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1/2 csugar
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2 Tbspvanilla extract
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1/2 tspcinnamon
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1/8 tspground nutmeg
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TOPPING:
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1/2 cbutter
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1 cbrown sugar
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1 tspcinnamon
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1/4 tspsalt
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3 Tbspmaple syrup (or honey)
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1 cchopped pecans (optional)
How to Make Baked French Toast Casserole
- Grease a 9X13" baking pan with butter.
- Tear bread into chunks or cut into cubes; evenly lay out in prepared pan.
- Mix eggs, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Pour over bread.
- Refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight.
- In morning, preheat oven to 350'F. Prepare topping.
- Melt 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.
- Bake 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.
