Savory Baked French Toast With Pepperoni

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• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12
• Yields: 12

Ingredients

•  nonstick cooking spray
• 1  Hormel® Party Tray with Pepperoni, Hard Salami, Mild Cheddar, and Colby Jack
• 16  (1/2-inch thick) slices  Market Pantry® French Bread
• 6  large eggs
• 2  cups  whole milk
• 1  teaspoon dried basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

Directions

1. Coat a 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. From the party tray, set aside 2 ounces each pepperoni and salami and 3 ounces each cheddar and jack cheese; reserve the remaining meat and cheese for another use. Arrange the bread, 2 ounces pepperoni, 2 ounces salami, 3 ounces cheddar, and 3 ounces jack cheese in slightly overlapping layers in the dish, covering the whole dish.
2. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, basil, and pepper. Pour over the bread mixture, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to overnight.
3. Preheat the oven to 375 Degrees F. Uncover the bread mixture and bake until set and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.