Baked French Toast

Ingredients:
6-8 one inch slices of bread, cubed into chunks

4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tbs. vanilla

crumb topping

1/3 cup flour

1/3 cup brown sugar

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 cup cold butter, cut into small cubes
 

Directions:
Grease 9 by 13 pan and fill with cubes of bread. 

Combine beaten eggs, milk, sugar and vanilla and pour over top of bread cubes. (At this point you can cover and refrigerate over night, or you can let it soak in a few minutes before doing the next step.)

Make crumb topping by combining flour, brown sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over top. Drop butter pieces on top. 

Bake at 350 for 30-35 min. or until golden. Serve. 

Alternative: add frozen blueberries (sprinkled on top)

Baked French Toast

Ingredients:
¾ cup butter
1 ½ cups brown sugar
3 Tbs light corn syrup

1-2 baguette's (depending on the length, batter will be enough for 24-36 rounds) or 1 loaf French bread, cut into 1 inch thickness

6 eggs

2 cups milk

1 tsp. vanilla

Directions:

Melt butter in a saucepan and add brown sugar and corn syrup. Heat over medium heat. Do not boil. 

Spray cookie sheet and pour hot brown sugar mix on the cookie sheet. (For less mess, use oversized parchment paper and allow the paper to go up over the edges of the pan.) Pour milk mixture (milk, eggs and vanilla) into a dish and dip bread slices making sure they soak up the mixture. Place into pan on top of brown sugar mixture and scrunch pieces together (should get about 32-36 slices in each pan). Cover the baking dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees and place uncovered dish in oven for 30 min. or until firm and slightly browned. Brown sugar mixture should be bubbling. Can be served directly from dish or turned over and served onto plates. Serves 8 to 10 people.