Sticky Baked French Toast
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
12 pieces
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread, day old
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons corn syrup (or maple syrup)
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 5 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- whipped cream
- strawberry (optional)
directions
- Cut the french bread into 1-2" wide slices.
- In a medium sized saucepan over medium flame, put corn/maple syrup, butter and brown sugar. Stir until it all comes together and starts to bubble.
- Carefully pour the hot, sticky mixture into a well-buttered and possibly aluminum-foiled 13' x 9" baking dish.
- Arrange the thick slices of french bread over the mixture.
- In a big bowl, beat together eggs, milk and vanilla until light colored and a little bubbly. Pour the eggy mixture over the bread which is on the top of the hot, sticky mixture.
- Cover the baking dish and refrigerate overnight. (note: You can do it just a few hours before you bake it, but it is much better if you do it the night before.).
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Put the french toast dish in the oven and bake for 45 minutes.
- Loosen the sticky baked french bread from it's hot, sticky bed and invert onto a platter.
- Serve with whipped cream & strawberries!
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Ann 3
United States
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