Thursday, June 14, 2012

Holiday French Toast


Our Christmas breakfast!  This is so yummy you could serve it without syrup...but who says no to extra sugar, right?  Also...this doesn't make a bad dinner.  :)

Original recipe from 5 Dollar Dinners.

Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 3 apples, peeled, cored, sliced
  • 1/2 cup craisins
  • 8-9 slices thick-sliced bread (or stack two layers of regular slices)
  • 6 eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
Directions:
  1. In a large bowl, mix together brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon.  Mix in melted butter.  Stir in chopped apples and craisins until evenly coated.  Pour into prepared pan.
  2. Arrange bread slices over apples.  In same bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, vanilla, and 2 t cinnamon.  Pour over bread, making sure every slice is fully soaked.  Cover with tin foil and refrigerate overnight.
  3. Preheat oven to 375.  Remove dish from refrigerator while oven is heating.   Bake covered for 40 min, remove cover and bake 10 more min.

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