Slumber Party French Toast

This is a great weekend breakfast because you prepare it the night before and just slide it in the oven in the morning! Believe it or not, it doesn't even need to be served with maple syrup, because the margarine and brown sugar caramelize on the bottom of the bread slices and make them deliciously sweet. I adapted this recipe slightly from one I found online at www.healthyfridge.org.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Yields: 6 slices of toast

Ingredients

• 1⁄4 cup soy margarine, melted (or other dairy-free margarine)
• 1⁄2 cup  firmly packed brown sugar
• 3⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2-3⁄4 cup  liquid egg substitute, equal to 2-3 eggs
• 4 -6  tablespoons soymilk
• 6  slices  French bread, 1 inch thick (or other crusty bread)
• 1 -2  tablespoon confectioners' sugar

Directions

1. Drizzle melted margarine in 9x13-inch baking pan and tilt pan to evenly distribute.
2. Place brown sugar in small bowl; with fork, stir in cinnamon.
3. Sprinkle mixture evenly over melted margarine in baking pan.
4. Combine 1/2 cup egg substitute and 1/4 cup soy milk in glass pie plate; mix with fork until blended.
5. With fingers or fork, dip bread slices into egg mixture to coat both sides.
6. You may need to add an additional 1/4 cup Egg Beaters (1 egg worth) and 2 Tbsp more soy milk if there doesn't seem to be enough to coat all the bread slices.
7. Lay slices over sugar-cinnamon mixture in baking pan or dish; pour any remaining egg mixture over the bread slices.
8. Cover pan with foil and refrigerate overnight.
9. Remove pan from refrigerator 45 minutes to 1 hour before baking; let stand on the kitchen counter to reach room temperature.
10. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
11. Place pan of French toast in hot oven and bake 25 minutes.
12. Remove pan from oven and carefully remove foil from pan.
13. Return pan to hot oven and bake for 15 minutes longer.
14. Remove pan to cooling rack.
15. Sprinkle French toast with powdered sugar; serve warm.