French Toast Bake

Submitted by: Marcia

Attributed to: Barbara Wall

Category: Breakfast

Description: This is one of those great put together-the-night-before recipes. Add a breakfast/brunch protein and you’re set! 

Prep time: 10 minutes, plus overnight

Total time: 1 hr 15 minutes, plus overnight

Servings: 8

Difficulty rating: 1

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Butter, melted

1 cup Brown sugar, packed

1 loaf thick-sliced Bread, preferably English Muffin bread (Publix)

4 Eggs

1 1/2 cups Milk

1 teaspoon Vanilla

Cinnamon 

Powdered sugar 

Maple syrup 

Special tools/utensils needed:

 9 inch by 13 inch glass pan, spoon, aluminum foil

Directions: 

1. Melt butter and add to brown sugar.

2. Pour into a glass pan.

3. Beat eggs, milk and vanilla.

4. Lay single slices of bread on brown sugar mixture.

5. Spoon 1/2 egg mixture on bread. Sprinkle with cinnamon. 

6. Add the second layer of bread.

7. Spoon remaining egg mixture on top.

8. Cover with aluminum foil and chill overnight.

9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

10.  Bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil after first 30 minutes.

11. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and cinnamon. Serve with warm maple syrup and/or fresh berries.