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Apple-Cinnamon Baked French Toast

SUBMITTED BY: John Cashen PHOTO BY: Stephman

"When my wife and I hosted a breakfast for our church group, we wanted to avoid the last-minute rush of cooking. So we decided to try this make-ahead French toast. Everyone loved it and requested the recipe."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 26 stars. This recipe average a 4.4 star rating.
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PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  1 Hr
READY IN  1 Hr 20 Min

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INGREDIENTS

  • 10 (3/4 inch thick) slices day-old French bread
  • 6 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2 3/4 cups milk
  • 2/3 cup sugar, divided
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 4 medium apples - peeled, cored and thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 tablespoon butter or margarine

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place bread in a 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish. Combine eggs, milk, 1/3 cup sugar and vanilla; pour half over bread. Top with half of the apples. Combine cinnamon, nutmeg and remaining sugar; sprinkle half over apples. Top with the remaining apples. Pour remaining egg mixture over apples and sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture. Dot with butter. Cover and chill 8 hours or overnight. remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 1 hour or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2007 by rhondarella
Great recipe! Pet peeve is people who review recipes when they have used things like canned... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 7, 2007 by Lisa Michelle
Made this for Christmas morning brunch and had a fight over who got the leftovers. It was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2007 by Robin G
Made this for my family over the holidays. Corner store did not have French bread so I made do... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2007 by steph
Every month my church has a potluck. Tonight, we had breakfast for dinner and I made this... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2007 by Garry Z
Used pie filling (great), cubed bread instead of slicing and it came out soggy. Covered for... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2007 by Jessica
Very good! I didn't do the two layers. Instead I placed the apples on top of the bread,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2007 by Jeannie
This is simple and tasty, and not too sweet. I cubed the bread instead of slicing for ease of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 7, 2007 by cmphl
This recipe was very good - I would definately make again. I added chopped pecans on top too.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2008 by Kalyana
I loved this recipe. I used apple cinnamon bread from Trader Joe's and cut it into cubes. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 8, 2007 by SABLENK2
I wanted to make a special breakfast for my daughter the morning she took her SAT's. Baked... MORE

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