Bethie's Baked French Toast

Name: Bethie's Baked French Toast
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 loaf challah; vegetable cooking spray; 1 cup raisins; 1/2 cup shredded coconut; 10 large eggs; 2 1/2 cups milk; 1/2 cup cream; 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; 1 -2 tablespoon sugar (or vanilla sugar!); 1 pinch salt; 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 1 cup dark brown sugar; 1 tablespoon cinnamon; 1/2 cup sliced almonds; maple syrup

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Recipe by Elmotoo

Well.... it is my humble opinion that the baked french toast recipes that sit overnight are soggy & mushy. So I tried this. Then added some stuff. And crossed my fingers. The topping idea I hijacked from another recipe online then adjusted to my personal taste. I do hope you enjoy; my family swooned so I came running here to post. ;) I think you could add any dried fruit or even fresh fruit - apples, pears, bananas - cut up into bite sized pieces. I think adding orange zest to the topping might be yummy, too. Go ahead...make it your own!

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READY IN: 1hr 20mins

SERVES: 8-10

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

loaf challah
vegetable cooking spray
1

cup raisins
¹⁄₂

cup shredded coconut
10

large eggs
2 ¹⁄₂

cups milk
¹⁄₂

cup cream
1

tablespoon cinnamon
1

tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1 -2

tablespoon sugar (or vanilla sugar!)
1

pinch salt
TOPPING
¹⁄₂

cup unsalted butter, softened
1

cup dark brown sugar
1

tablespoon cinnamon
¹⁄₂

cup sliced almonds
OTHER
maple syrup

DIRECTIONS

The night before, thickly slice the bread & lay out on a cooling rack.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Spray a 9x13 pan well. Tear up the dried bread slices into bite sized pieces into the pan. Sprinkle with raisins & coconut.
In an 8c measuring bowl, whisk eggs. Add milk & cream (you can use whatever combination of dairy you want. I have skim milk in the fridge so I added some cream. If I had whole milk, I would have used that & skipped the cream). Add sugar, vanilla, cinnamon & whisk thoroughly. Carefully pour over the bread. With a spatula or your (clean) hands, carefully push down to make sure it's all wet. Let sit 15 minutes or so.
For the topping:
In a small bowl, combine butter, brown sugar & cinnamon. I mushied it all up thoroughly with my hands. Spread on top of the french toast mixture. It doesn't spread very easily; I used my hands. Sprinkle almonds on top. I sprinkled almonds on only 1/2 because dd doesn't care for nuts. ;).
You may want to consider putting a cookie sheet under the baking dish in case there are any spills. Bake in preheated oven 50 minutes or until toasty on top & set. Let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Pour just a little warmed pure maple syrup on top.
Enjoy. :).