Baked French Toast Casserole With Maple Syrup Food

MAPLE FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• Arrange half of the bread cubes in a greased shallow 2-qt. baking dish. Top with cream cheese and remaining bread. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk and syrup; pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 20-25 minutes longer or until golden brown. Serve with additional syrup.

BAKED FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE WITH MAPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1 inch thick.
• Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9x13-inch baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping slices.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half and half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with wire whisk until well blended.
• Pour mixture over bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with egg mixture.
• Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices.
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning, preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spread praline topping evenly over bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed up and lightly golden brown.
• Serve with maple syrup.

MAPLE CREAM CHEESE FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Place the bread cubes in a buttered 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a bowl beat the softened cream cheese with sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth and well combined.
• Add in eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition.
• Add in milk, half and half cream, maple syrup and vanilla; beat until well combined.
• Pour the cream cheese mixture over the bread cubes in the baking dish, using a fork or spoon gently lift the cubes so that they coat evenly with the egg mixture.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 8-24 hours.
• Next morning set oven to 375°F.
• Remove the dish from the fridge and let sit out at room temperature for 30 minutes.
• Bake uncovered for about 45-50 minutes or until set and a golden brown colour.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with maple more maple syrup.
• Delicious!

PAULA DEAN'S BAKED FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each. Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices.
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine all ingredients for the Praline Topping in a medium bowl and blend well. Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden.
• Serve with maple syrup.

FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Spray 13x9 inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place half of the bread in dish, sprinkle with cream cheese. Top with remaining bread.
• Whisk all remaining ingredients in large bowl; pour over bread, pressing on bread with spatula to soak up egg mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Heat oven to 350. Bake uncoverd 45 minutes or until lightly browned.