Baked French Toast

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 40 min. + standing
Yield 8 servings
Test Kitchen Approved
Any day is special when Mom makes one of her French toast recipes, like this do-ahead baked version. —Jill Baughman, New York, New York

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces day-old French bread, unsliced
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon maple extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 cups 2% milk
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • TOPPING:
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch cubes
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Freshly grated nutmeg, optional
  • Fresh raspberries or blueberries
  • Confectioners' sugar

Directions

  1. Cut bread into 1-in.-thick slices. Arrange in a single layer in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Lightly beat next 6 ingredients; stir in milk and cream. Pour egg mixture over bread, turning once to coat. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.
  2. Preheat oven to 375°. Turn bread again to coat. For topping, combine flour, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and, if desired, nutmeg. Sprinkle flour mixture over bread.
  3. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean and topping is golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. Top with raspberries or blueberries; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 297 calories, 15g fat (8g saturated fat), 128mg cholesterol, 299mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 9g protein.

Any day is special when Mom makes one of her French toast recipes, like this do-ahead baked version. —Jill Baughman, New York, New York
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