Christmas Cookies, Cranberry Pie, Pancakes, French Toast Casserole Cranberry Pie, every time! Once upon a time I made French Toast Casserole, but it turned into French Toast Flambe'. You see, I had used baking dish that just fit the bread when it was covered with the French Toast mixture. It hadn't expanded yet. In the oven the bread expanded, as an egg based mixture will, and the praline topping spilled over the edges. Usually I put a pan underneath to catch spills, but I was in a bit of a rush that day trying to impress my in-laws with their first made-by-me breakfast. About 30 minutes into cooking, my mother-in-law noticed smoke and flames in the oven. After an attempt to find my baking soda failed, the decision was made to snuff out the flames by shutting the oven door. In the end the casserole was saved, but the story of French Toast Flambe' endures!:)