CINNAMON BAKED FRENCH TOAST
First served at 2018 Xmas brunch.
To be assembled the night before baking and serving.
French Toast:
- 8 eggs
- 2 c. whole milk
- 1/2 c. whipping (heavy) cream
- 1/3 c. white sugar
- 1/3 c. brown sugar
- 2 Tbs vanilla extract
- 1# loaf of French bread
Topping:
- 1/2 c. flour
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 1 ts. ground cinnamon
- 1/4 ts. salt
- some nutmeg
- 1 stick cold butter, cut into pieces, plus more for serving
- warm syrup, for serving
- 1 c. fresh blueberries, for serving
For the French Toast:
Grease a 9" x 13" pan. Cut bread into cubes and distribute evenly
in the pan.
Whisk together eggs, milk, cream, wh. sugar, br. sugar, and vanilla. Pour
evenly over bread. Cover pan tightly and refrigerate overnight.
For the Topping:
Mix flour, Br. sugar, cinnamon, salt and some nutmeg and stir
together with a fork. Add the butter and mix it all together with a
pastry cutter until the mixture resembles fine pebbles. Cover tightly
and store in the frig.
To Bake:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Sprinkle the topping over the
casserole. Bake 45 minutes for a softer texture or an hour for a firmer
texture.
To Serve:
Scoop out individual portions, top with butter, drizzle with warm
syrup, and sprinkle with blueberries.