Monday, December 29, 2014

Overnight French Toast Casserole

 
Overnight French Toast Casserole

I love this recipe for a few reasons:

* I love french toast
* You can whip this up quickly
* It is a great way to use up the eggs that our lovely ladies lay for us daily
* You can assemble it the night before and bake it in the morning
* You can assemble it in the morning and bake it for supper

I made this on Christmas Eve before I went to bed.  It smelled so good baking on Christmas morning while we opened gifts.

Ingredients for casserole:
1 loaf French bread, ripped into bite size cubes  (you can substitute any crusty bread that you have)
10 eggs
3 cups milk
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Place bread cubes into a buttered 9 x 13 baking dish.
In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla together.


Pour egg mixture over bread cubes.
Smoosh bread down into egg mixture.
Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for approximately 8 hours.

Remove from fridge 15 minutes before baking.
While it is resting, prepare the topping.

Ingredients for topping:
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg

Dot the casserole with 2 tablespoons butter.
Combine sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  Sprinkle over the top of the casserole.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake at 350' for 45 - 50 minutes or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean.

I like to eat mine with warm syrup.

Now for a bit of trivia:

Why is it called french toast?

According to legend, in 1724, an inn keeper named Joseph French made and named it French toast. But, even long before that time, people made this type of food by using food staples that they usually had:  stale bread, milk and eggs.  

Aren't you glad I shared that fascinating information with you ;-)

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22 comments:

  1. Olá amiga...Feliz ano novo!
    Seguimos nossa caminhada na construção de um mundo mais justo, fraterno, humano, harmonioso e de doação.
    Todos somos promotores da Paz...que começa em nossos corações e se estende a tudo que nos rodeia!!!
    Obrigada por fazer parte da minha história de vida!
    UM ABENÇOADO 2015!!!!

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    1. A Happy New Year to you Marie! I hope you try and enjoy this recipe.

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  2. This looks delicious! And yes I liked the trivia too! :)

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  3. Thank you for the recipes..a must try. I love finding out the history of things or places.
    Stay warm my friend.

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    1. Hi Teresa, it was interesting to learn how french toast got its name. Then it really got me thinking...people have made this out of what they had on hand...people have adapted it to include more flavorful ingredients, but the base is there.

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  4. Looks and sounds delcious. We love french toast and I have heard of the make ahead back the day one,
    so will have to copy this recipe and make it.

    Blessings for a Happy New Year,
    Nellie

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    1. I hope you love it Nellie. It is so easy to put together and tastes fabulous...I make it for supper sometimes...prepare it in the morning.

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  5. I enjoyed the "trivial" addition to the recipe! I make this on Christmas Eve for breakfast on Christmas Day, but I add drained canned peaches to the bread layer, and add cream cheese or sour cream topping before eating.

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    1. That sounds delicious...a much sweeter version.

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    2. Oh, this looks so yummy! I have always loved French toast, and this is a perfect way to round out the holidays. Thanks for sharing.

      Happy New Year!

      xo

      Sheila :-)

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    3. Hi Sheila, I enjoy this french toast casserole for brunch and supper too...preparing it in the morning. Happy New Year!

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  6. This is a keeper recipe! I love that it has 10 eggs (I used to collect recipes that called for Many Eggs, lol, but most were pound cake receipts.) Thanks for sharing this at Foodie Friday!

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    1. The original recipe only called for 8, but I tweaked the number of eggs and a few other things to make it my own ;-) Thank you so much for following my blog!

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  7. My kids would love this! Thank you for sharing.

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    1. I hope they enjoy this! Thanks for stopping by.

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  8. sooo yummy!!! happy new year!!!!!!! angie from germany

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    1. Thanks for visiting Angie. Happy New Year to you also!

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  9. Oh, your baked French toast looks yummy! I made it for Christmas morning as well but I substituted cinnamon raison bread. Oh, so good!

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    1. Susan, That sound DELICIOUS with cinnamon raisin bread....I will try that next time. Thanks!

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  10. I love overnight French Toast Casserole, so yummy! So glad you shared your post on the HomeAcre Hop, hope to see you again tomorrow! - Nancy

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    1. Hi Nancy, You just can't go wrong with an easy overnight casserole...

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