Baked
French Toast Recipe
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 whole 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
blueberries or raspberries
Confectioners'
sugar
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.
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.
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
blueberries or raspberries; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.
Test
Kitchen tips :
Top
this decadent French toast with whatever fruit is in season. Go with berries in
the spring, stone fruit in summer, apples or pears in fall, and citrus in
winter.
Switch
it up by using brioche or challah in place of French bread. Or go all-out with
thick slices of cinnamon-raisin bread.