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Thursday, January 10, 2013

Baked French Toast Casserole

I made this twice in the month of December!  Once was the day after my birthday when we were at Christmas Lake, the second was on Christmas morning.  The cinnamon streusel topping made it super delicious!  You make it the night before and it bakes for an hour the next morning.  I put it in the over before we started opening gifts on Christmas morning, and it was finished as the kids were still playing with their toys. 

Baked French Toast Casserole
The recipe is from The Pioneer Woman
(click the link above and it will take you to the recipe on her website and all her awesome pics)

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf Crusty Sourdough Or French Bread
  • 8 whole Eggs
  • 2 cups Whole Milk
  • 1/2 cup Whipping (heavy) Cream
  • 3/4 cups Sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons Vanilla Extract
  • Topping
  • 1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
  • 1/2 cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 stick Cold Butter, Cut Into Pieces

Preparation Instructions

Grease 9 x 13-inch baking pan with butter. Tear bread into chunks (or cut into cubes) and evenly distribute in the pan.
Mix together eggs, milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla. Pour evenly over bread. Cover tightly and store in the fridge several hours or overnight.
In a separate bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Add nutmeg if desired. Add butter pieces and but into the dry mixture until mixture resembles fine pebbles. Store in a Ziploc in the fridge.
When you're ready to bake the casserole, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove casserole from oven and sprinkle crumb mixture over the top. (If you're using fruit, sprinkle on before the crumb mixture.) Bake for 45 minutes for a softer, more bread pudding texture. Bake 1 hour or more for a firmer, less liquid texture.
Scoop out individual portions. Top with butter and drizzle with maple syrup.

I used Walmart's french bread both times I made it, but I'm anxious to try it with sourdough bread next time!  I also didn't put butter or syrup on it because I didn't think it needed it!  If you haven't tried this before, plan on making it this month!

1 comment:

  1. This looks delish! I'll have to give this a try very soon :) Seems like that Pioneer Woman knows her stuff when it comes to cooking

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