Overnight Oven-Baked French Toast

Submitted by Barenakedchef

"This is a nice make ahead dish, with a few extra steps that make it taste closer to "real" French Toast. It's worth it for me. Source: Southern Living."

 

• Ready In: 8hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) French bread, loaf
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1⁄4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Cut bread loaf into about 10 (3/4-inch-thick) slices.
2. Spread butter evenly over one cut side of each bread slice.
3. Arrange bread, butter side up, in an ungreased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
4. Whisk together eggs and next 5 ingredients; pour over bread, pressing slices down. Cover and chill 8 hours.
5. Remove bread slices from baking dish, and place on two lightly greased baking sheets.
6. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until golden.