Apple-cinnamon baked french toast
10 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Loaf French bread |
| Nonstick cooking spray | ||
| 8 | larges | Eggs; slightly beaten |
| 3½ | cup | Skim milk |
| 1 | cup | Sugar; divided |
| 1 | tablespoon | Vanilla extract |
| 6 | mediums | Apples;peel/core/thin slice |
| 3 | teaspoons | Ground cinnamon |
| 1 | teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
| 1 | tablespoon | Butter |
Directions
1. Slice bread into 1½-inch slices. Coat a 9-by-13-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray and tightly pack bread into pan.
2. In a large bowl, stir together eggs, milk, ½ cup sugar and the vanilla. Pour half of the egg mixture over the bread slices.
3. Evenly distribute apple slices over bread. Top with remaining egg mixture.
4. In a small bowl combine remaining ½ cup sugar, the cinnamon and nutmeg. Sprinkle over apples. Dot with butter. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
5. The next day, uncover pan and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let stand for 10 to 15 minutes. Cut into squares and serve warm.
from Joseph Stefanic, Oak Park, Illinois Source: Chicago Sun Times, August 7, 1996