The Recipe Mom

~~~~~~~ Christmas Morning French Toast ~~~~~~~

Ingredients:

1/2 (1 pound) loaf of French Bread
4 eggs
1 cup of milk
3/4 cup Half-and-Half Cream
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp. butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/8 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract (the imitation vanilla does not give as much rich flavor)
1 tbsp. + 1 1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup

Directions:

Butter a 9×13 baking dish.

Cut the french bread diagonally into 1-inch slices.

Place the bread on the bottom of the baking dish.

Grab a large bowl and beat together the eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon.  Pour this over the bread slices.

Cover and refrigerate overnight.

Christmas morning, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

In a small saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup.  Heat this until it’s bubbly.

Pour this over the bread and egg mixture.

Baked uncovered for 40 minutes.

Tastes great with some fresh ground coffee! 

Happy Cooking!
The Recipe Mom

Overnight French Toast

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This is fantastic for those of you having guests this Thanksgiving.
Make it the night before and the breakfast for the family is ready in minutes!
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Ingredients:

1 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons corn syrup
12 Slices of white bread (crusts trimmed)
1 1/2 cup whole milk
6 Large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:
In a saucepan, bring together the corn syrup, butter and brown sugar. Simmer this gently until all of the sugar melts.

Next, pour this into the bottom f a greased 9×12 inch casserole dish.

Take the bread slices and place them over the sugar mixture.

Grab a separate bowl and mix together the eggs, milk, vanilla and salt. Pour this over the bread.

Cover the dish and let it stand overnight in the refrigerator.

The next morning, preheat your oven to 350 degrees, uncover your casserole dish and then bake for approximately 45 minutes.

That’s all there is to it! Simple, easy and ready for you the next morning.

Happy cooking!
The Recipe Mom