This is a great way to get rid of any bread leftovers! (Warning! This is another one of those reviews that "change" things...though I prefer to think of the changes as suggestions or alternates, in case you don't have something on hand. Plus, it's really cool to see what others have done with a recipe. I'm also a big fan of incorporating leftovers into later meals so they don't go to waste...)
Anyway--I was trying to get rid of some day(s) old pound cake when I came across this recipe, so that's what I used instead of regular bread. (it was Cream Cheese Pound Cake III from All Recipes, and we'd had it with fruit and whipped cream a couple days before..Very good!)
I sliced the cake into thick strips and spread them out in a tightly packed single layer at the bottom of a 9*13 Pyrex pan. I put the filled dish in a slightly warmed oven while preparing the topping to crisp it up a bit.
I followed the topping ingredients pretty closely--though I did reduce the sugar to 1/2 tsp (pound cake has more than enough), adding a little more cinnamon and vanilla to taste, leftover peach/applesauce, (about 1/2 cup) and a generous dollop of maple syrup.
I poured the mixture over the pound cake slices and left it in the fridge overnight. It didn't "puff" up as much as bread would have, but it came out smelling, looking, and tasting just great! I sprinkled the top lightly with powdered sugar while it was cooling.
It wasn't too soggy, (the larger pan really helped with that) tasted exactl
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