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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2009
one word - awesome! I used homemade cinnamon/honey bread instead of a baguette. Will definitely make again. Thanks so much for sharing!
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Reviewed: Oct. 29, 2009
I made this for a family breakfast and got comments such as "This is the best baked french toast I've ever had!" So, I consider it a keeper. The main difference that I made was I made my own cinnamon raisin bread in the breadmachine - very easy and about 1 1/2 loaves from the recipe I used yielded the perfect amount. In case anyone is interested - here's the bread recipe with some changes from the recipezaar: 1 cup water 2 T butter/marg 2 cups all purpose flour 1 cup whole wheat flour 3 T white sugar 1 T brown sugar 1 1/2 t salt 2-3 t cinnamon (depending on preference) 2 1/2 t yeast 1 1/2 cups raisins (soaked in hot water before hand and added at the "add in" beep from the machine) Put the bread on the sweet bread setting with light crust. I made the bread and cubed it, then soaked it in the egg mixture I made without the cinnamon because the cinnamon was in the bread and I added a lot. I also did not add the raisins with the apples because the raisins were already in the bread. But I did include the cinnamon with the apples and brown sugar mixture. Some reviews give you different options, but I followed the recipe and put the apples on the bottom of the pan and then the bread on top. The apples kinda carmelized down there and made a wonderful syrupy part of the dish to spoon on top of the moist bread. I followed the refrigerating and baking instructions of the recipe and it turned out, like I said, fabulous. Will definitely make again!
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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009
Okay folks - have made this twice, 1st time as the original recipe called for and the 2nd time, took into account all the reviews.... Used 1/2 cinnamon raisin bread and half french bread, added nutmeg, increased the eggs to 8 and the cooking time to 1 hour with the last 25 minutes uncovered! Same amount of cinnamon... Fed eight hungry BIG men who sang my praises. This is definitely a keeper!!!
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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009
I made this dish for an early morning meeting and it turned out great. I used cream instead of milk, and I omitted the raisins and used half the cinnamon because I used the cinnamon raisin bread. I also soaked the bread in the egg mixture before placing it over the apples. Other than that I followed the recipe exactly. I will definitely use this recipe again.
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Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2009
I made this exactly as listed. Fabulous! Will certainly make again! Thank you.
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Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2009
This recipe is awesome!! I've already had 3 people ask me for the recipe. I read the reviews and followed some of the modifications. I used Cinnabon Raisin bread but I also tried it with Sunmaid and they were both excellent. (I also reduced the amount of cinnamon and raisins added because of the bread) I soaked the bread separately and then layered it on top of the apple mixture (I used Fuji apples) and I also uncovered the dish after 30 minutes to give it a nice golden brown top. My guests went nuts....all I could hear around the table was mmmmm, ahhhhhh, ohhhh. Thanks for this!!
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Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2009
My family loves this recipe. I have made it a few times but still haven't figured out the right apples to use. I'm a beginner in the kitchen so I wish the recipe would have specified what apple to choose.
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Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2009
This recipe has become a standard every time I host brunch. I make it exactly as posted. Even my picky niece and nephew like it.
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Reviewed: Apr. 13, 2009
Served this for Easter Brunch and people did enjoy this. Very easy to make and we follow the suggestions by soaking the bread (did the 1" cubes")and used the cinnamon swirl bread. Will use this again.
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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009
Made this for Easter breakfast, Too sweet, too much butter. I would make it again with half of the brown sugar and half of the butter called for.
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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009
Simply divine! The only change I made was using egg bread from the bakery. I cut it into large cubes and made sure each was drenched in the batter before layering over the apples. We ate this for New Year's Day and everyone had large second servings! I think this will be my New Year's Day brunch meal going forward. Great recipe!
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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009
Based on other reviews, in order to cut down some fat, I used 3/4 C brown sugar and only 1/4 C butter. Also, I used a loaf of raisin bread from the bakery section of the store - I think the result was great. I took each bread slice and soaked it for 1-2 minutes, before laying over the apples (rather than pouring the egg mixture.) Midway through making this recipe, I realized it was supposed to be refrigerated overnight. I went forward with it and the french toast turned out totally fluffy and moist - so I don't actually know what the benefit of sitting overnight would be. The flavor was great, though the vanilla was a bit overpowering and I will reduce a bit next time. I was craving seconds by lunchtime! I kept this in the fridge for almost a week and had it for breakfast, and it never lost its flavor or texture. This would be delicious as a dessert, too, with vanilla ice cream and a hot brandy sauce. Yum! Will make again, thanks for sharing!
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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2009
Little too sweet on the bottom layer, it overwhelmed the french toast part
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Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2009
So delicious!!! Made this Christmas eve for breakfast on Christmas day. Was a huge hit. Thanks for sharing
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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2009
This was great!!!! My family loved it!!!!It got a 5 star review from me.
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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008
I followed the recipe exactly, except I used Sara Lee cinnamon raisin bread and cubed them and tossed them in the egg mixture instead of pouring it on top. I think the flavor was good, I'm not sure if I didn't cook it long enough but the bread was kinda soggy and there was alot of liquid still in the bottom with the apples. If I tried this again I would probably not pour the excess liquid in the casserole after tossing the bread in the egg mixture. It cam out too wet. But over all I love the idea and the flavor.
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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008
Pretty great. But I have some hints if you're just making it for a family of four like I did. The best way to get a great, slightly lighter, casserole that can satisfactorily feed 4: 1) Grease the bottom of a 9X13 thouroughly with 1 TB butter 2) Combine two beaten eggs with 1 cup of milk( maybe 1/4 c more), 1 ts vanilla, cinnamon and then pour into the greased pan 3) Layer 8 pieces of bread, sliced into strips( I cut each slice into 3 strips and then cut in half horizontally to get squares) into the bread and let it soak 4) Add 2 chopped apples, 2 TB brown sugar, raisins, nuts like walnuts or pecans( a must!) over the bread- that part can actually be added the next morning. If you want it a little richer, I would suggest combining another TB of butter with the apple mixture. I used 100 % whole grain sandwhich bread...I like that much better for french toast because I love the crust part:) Best if can serve it with some homemade vanilla syrup, no weird high fructose corn syrup in it.
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Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2008
Yum yum yum! I've made it 2x's now and it's sooo good! I did use some leftover pound cake so it's really sweet but just so darn good! Thanks for the recipe!
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Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2008
I have made this recipe several times and my family loves it! I usually substitute Craisins (dried cranberries) for the raisins...yummy!
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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2008
Just leave out the raisins or exchange for dried apricot or craisins. Also make a topping sauce of squirtable cream cheese and brown sugar to decorate the top. Fed 300 ladies at the Circus Breakfast.
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