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Apple-Pie French Toast

Source of Recipe


Taste of the South magazine



List of Ingredients



• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  
• 2 Tbsp apple jelly
  
• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
  
• 12 slices Texas toast bread
  
• ½ medium Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced
  
• 8 eggs
  
• 1 cup milk
  
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• Cinnamon Syrup (recipe follows)
  






Instructions



1. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, jelly and cinnamon. Spread one side of each bread slice with cream cheese mixture. Top 6 bread slices with a single layer of apple slices. Top with remaining bread slices, cream-cheese sides together, to create 6 apple "sandwiches."
   
   
2. Lightly grease a 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Fit sandwiches into dish in a single layer; set aside. In a small bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Pour over sandwiches. Cover and chill for at least 30 minutes, turning sandwiches once.
   
   
3. Preheat oven to 400° F. Lightly grease a baking sheet; place sandwiches in a single layer on pan, discarding any excess egg mixture. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Serve with Cinnamon Syrup.
   
   Makes 6 servings.
   
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   CINNAMON SYRUP
   
   • 3 cups sugar
   • 1½ cups water
   • 1 stick cinnamon
   • 1 tsp vanilla extract
   • ¼ tsp maple flavoring
   
   In a heavy saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat on stovetop; boil for 8 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
   
   Makes 2¾ cups.