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French Toast: Baked French Toast

Source of Recipe

Longdale Inn B&B, Clifton Forge, VA


Recipe Introduction

If you ever need a really good french toast recipe when cooking for a crowd...here it is!

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List of Ingredients

14 to 16 slices white or loaf French bread, cubed
6 ounces of cream cheese, cubed
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 cups milk
12 eggs
2 Tablespoons maple syrup
nutmeg



Recipe

Spray 9 x 13-inch casserole dish with Pam or other vegetable spray. Put one layer of bread in casserole dish. Layer cubed cream cheese on top of bread and add the second layer of bread. Pour 2 Tablespoons maple syrup over layered bread and cream cheese. Beat eggs, maple syrup, and milk. Pour egg, milk, and maple syrup mixture over bread and press bread into egg mixture with a spatula. Sprinkle with nutmeg, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake on center rack for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Place aluminum foil over top during last 10 minutes if top becomes brown.

Serve with pure maple syrup.

YIELD: Serves 8