My friend Tammy
turned me on to this brunch
favorite -- Baked French Toast. I'm providing the original Baked French
Toast recipe and one that I "jury rigged" to make it less fattening but no less
delicious. I've made both recipes and served them at the same brunch and no one
could tell the difference. Serve with bacon or sausage for a real treat.
Baked French Toast
Original
Recipe:
Substitute:
6
large eggs
Equivalent
fake (Egg Beaters) eggs
1
baguette
French bread or 1 loaf sliced French bread
1 ¼
cups whole
milk
1 1/4 cup 1%
or skim milk
1 cup
cream or
half & half
1 cup
evaporated skim milk
1 tsp
vanilla
1/4 tsp
nutmeg
1 cup
brown sugar
2 tsp
corn syrup
1/2 tsp
cinnamon
1/2 cup
butter,
softened
1/2 cup
margarine
1/2 cup
walnuts,
optional
1/4 raisins
Cut bread into 1"
cubes and put into 9 x 13" greased pan (Use Pam).
Mix eggs, milk,
cream, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg Pour over bread slowly getting all the
bread wet. Refrigerate overnight.
Mix butter, brown
sugar, nuts/raisins and corn syrup. "Dab" butter/sugar mixture over bread and
bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes.
