I made baked french toast the night before Father's Day to treat Kenton to a tasty breakfast - kind of a big deal, since Kenton is the one who always has to make breakfast if he wants anything other than cereal (I'm a cereal girl, but I do appreciate when he makes breakfast). So, Kenton got a break on Father's day & ate a "fancy" breakfast. :P It was quite tasty & we all enjoyed it.
Baked French Toast
- 2 cups light brown sugar
- 1 stick butter or margarine
- 4 tablespoons flavoring of choice: vanilla, hazelnut, almond, etc. (I used vanilla)
- 4 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1 loaf Italian or French Bread cut into 1 inch thick slices
- cinnamon to taste
Place brown sugar into 13 x 8 inch baking dish. Melt butter or margarine in microwave. Blend brown sugar, melted butter & 2 tablespoons flavoring until it makes a glaze in bottom of baking dish.
Whisk eggs, milk & remaining flavoring in a shallow bowl until well blended. Dip each bread slice into egg mixture, soaking both sides. Set bread on top of brown sugar mixture in baking dish.
Sprinkle evenly with cinnamon to taste. (At this point you can refrigerate or freeze).
Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Flip each slice of bread over so glazed side is up. Serve hot. Serves 6.
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I liked that this recipe called for milk instead of cream & didn't require 8 eggs. It was pretty simple & called for easy ingredients, most of which I had on hand. A perfect way to treat your family without having to wake up early! ;)
