christmas morning french toast
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I use Cranberry Pistachio bread from HEB Bakery to make this very special french toast recipe. By allowing the bread to become stale it holds up to the egg soak very well and creates a very creamy custard within the bread.
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prep time
20 Min
cook time
15 Min
method
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yield
6 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 medium loaf of heavy density bread
- 12 medium eggs
- 2 cups half and half
- - buttr to fry it in
How To Make christmas morning french toast
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Step 1slice bread into 1 inch slices
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Step 2lay bread on rack in oven with the temperature off, overnight. This will allow the bread to become slightly stale, and better able to hold up to the custard.
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Step 3mix eggs and half and half until smooth.
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Step 4pour 1/3 of the egg mixture into a large baking dish. lay slices of bread in baking dish and cover with remaining eggs mixture.
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Step 5leave bread in egg mixture for about 7 minutes, then turn over and leave for another 5 minutes until eggs are absorbed by bread.
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Step 6fry 2 slices at a time in butter until browned and place into lightly greased baking dish.
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Step 7after all slices are fried and laid in baking dish, you can slide this into the oven at 325 for about half an hour. Serve with maple syrup
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