Holiday Morning French Toast is perfect for a special holiday morning. It can be prepared the night before, refrigerated and simply baked in the morning. The aroma lets your family know that they are in for a real treat. Photo credit: Nicole Shoemaker from Cooking for Keeps.
20 min
PREP TIME
50 min
COOK TIME
310
CALORIES
9
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients
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INGREDIENTS 12 SERVINGS
- 1 cup (250 milliliters) packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (125 milliliters) butter , melted
- 3 teaspoons (15 milliliters) Ground Cinnamon
-
3
tart apples
, such as Granny Smith
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Substitution Available
- peeled, cored and thinly sliced
-
1/2
cup
(125 milliliters)
dried cranberries
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Substitution Available
- raisins
-
1
loaf
Italian bread
, cut into 1-inch (2.5 cm) slices
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Substitution Available
- French bread
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/2 cups (375 milliliters) milk
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) Pure Vanilla Extract
Preparation
- 1 Mix brown sugar, butter and 1 tsp (5 mL) of the cinnamon in 13x9-inch (33 x 23 cm) baking dish. Add apples and cranberries; stir to coat well. Spread evenly in bottom of baking dish. Arrange slices of bread on top.
- 2 Mix eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining 2 tsp (10 mL) cinnamon until well blended. Pour mixture over bread, soaking bread completely. Cover with foil. Refrigerate 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
- 3 Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Bake, covered, 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 minutes longer. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. For an eye-catching presentation, loosen edges with small knife. Invert onto large serving platter.
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