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Apple-Cinnamon Baked French Toast

Source of Recipe

taste of home


Recipe Introduction

John Cashen, Moline, Illinois. "When my wife and I hosted a breakfast for our church group, we wanted to avoid the last-minute rush of cookign. So we decided to try this make-ahead French toast. Everyone loved it and requested the recipe."

List of Ingredients

10 slices day old French bread (3/4 inch thick)
6 eggs, lightly beaten
2 3/4 cups milk
2/3 cup sugar, divided
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 medium apples, peeled and thinly sliced
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon butter or margarine


Recipe

Place bread in a greased 13x9 inch baking dish. Combine eggs, milk, 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla; pour half over bread. top with half of apples. combine cinnamon, nutmeg and remaining sugar; sprinkle half over apples. Top with remaining apples.

Pour remaining egg mixture over apples and sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture. Dot with butter. Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake uncovered at 350¼F for 1 hour or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Yield: 4-6 servings.