Overnight French Toast  Ingredients:       1/2 C butter, melted    12 slices wheat bread (or any bread)       1 C brown sugar    1 tsp. cinnamon       1/4 tsp. nutmeg    1/2 C chopped pecans (optional)       1 tsp. vanilla extract    5 eggs       1 1/2 C milk

Preparation:

Melt butter and pour in a 9x 13 . Mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and if nuts if you are using them. Whisk eggs, milk & vanilla together. Layer bottom of pan with half the bread pieces Sprinkle half brown sugar mix over the bread. Layer second half of bread. Pour egg mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar on top. Cover and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, remove from the refrigerator and cover with a new piece of foil. Preheat oven to 350 bake the casserole for 30 minutes. Then uncover and bake 15 more minutes french toast bake should be browned and set. I like to remove mine from the oven and pour some maple syrup on top and place back in the oven to caramelize for about 5-7 minutes.

Categories:  Breakfast

Estimated Serving:  6

Estimated preparation time:  10 min.

Language:  English

Shared by:  OC_Annie    2011/01/07