French-Toast Apple Bake
"This is a great make-ahead breakfast that will fill your home with the holiday aromas of cinnamon, spice and apples. It is a "soak overnight" casserole that mimics the flavors of french toast. Call it bread pudding if you like, but I know you'll call it delicious. It makes holiday morning cooking a breeze. I think I must have gotten this recipe from Taste of Home."
photo by littlemafia
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 2 large apples, baking kind, cored, peeled and sliced
- 1 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 8 slices French bread, 1-inch thick large-diameter
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
directions
- In a skillet over medium heat, melt butter and add apples. Stir occasionally until tender.
- Add brown sugar and corn syrup.
- Cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Pour into buttered 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
- Arrange bread slices over apple mixture.
- In bowl, beat eggs, milk, vanilla, salt and cinnamon until blended.
- Pour mixture evenly over mixture in pan.
- Cover with foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- Next morning, preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Remove cover and bake for 35-45 minutes or until firm and brown.
- Cool for 5 minutes, then flip onto large platter or foil covered cookie sheet with 1-inch edge.
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Reviews
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Delicious Lainey! I have never added fruit prior to baking it. Very good indeed :) -
Very good! Will for sure make this again. -
Very good! My in-laws loved this when we had them over for a Saturday morning breakfast. I made just a few changes...I added an extra apple, used 3 Tbsp. of butter instead of 5, used light corn syrup instead of dark, and added pecans. Took 45 minutes. Yummy!!! -
Great dish for a cold winter day when I only had to put it in the oven and eat it! Mine took 45 minutes and next time, I'll add some raisins too and maybe cut down on the sugar. Thanks for sharing. -
OH, YES! A GREAT TASTING TREAT, THIS! I was going to cut the recipe in half, but after reading it through, I decided to do the whole thing ~ So glad I did, too, 'cause it's extremely good (easy to make, too)! Another time, though, & I'll probably add some raisins, but then, that's just me! [Tagged, made & reviewed in Zaar Stars tag]
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Luscious choice for breakfast! OMG is this ever good! It's more like a dessert, and since I love dessert anytime, this really tickled my taste buds first thing this morning! I did use cinnamon raisin bread instead of the French bread and just cut it to the 1" thickness myself. I am keeping this one to have for Christmas morning with my family! Thank you so much for such a great recipe Lainey! I will be using this one often, cause I love apples and this is one lovely apple recipe! Made for Zaar Stars 4/09
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
CookingONTheSide
Carnegie, Pennsylvania
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