To be fair, I had never even heard of this before I went to my cousin’s bridal shower. It was a brunch, and they had this and I almost fell off my chair in love. It’s so yummy. Why have I never heard of this before??
Regardless. I made it the very next week for dinner. And still, yum.
French Toast Casserole
7 slices bread – torn to pieces
4 eggs – well beaten
1 1/2 cups milk or half-and-half (I happened to have half-and-half, but I’ll use milk next time, because I’m sure I won’t have half-and-half.)
1/8 tsp salt
3/4 cup brown sugar, divided - the original recipe called for something like 4 tablespoons, but let’s be realistic here, the amount is just to your tastes. Use more.
1 1/2 tsps vanilla – I just dump some in.
6 pats of butter – cut the slices off the stick to the size of a pat, give or take.
1-2 tsp cinnamon (I used 1)
pancake syrup (not pictured)
Turn oven on to 350 degrees. Generously grease an 8×8 baking dish. Tear the bread slices up into pieces and cover the bottom of the baking dish. In a bowl whisk together the eggs with the milk, vanilla, salt and half the brown sugar. Pour that mixture evenly over the bread. Sprinkle the butter pats over the top.
In a small bowl combine the remaining brown sugar with the cinnamon and sprinkle over the top.
Bake for 45-50 minutes. Drizzle pancake syrup over the top. If you’re me, or perhaps related to me, feel free to nearly drown the casserole in syrup, because that’s the yummiest.
Serve hot. Yum.
Sorry I didn’t take a picture of the finished product on a plate. Clearly it was too yummy to remember to do that.
Why did I see this after breakfast on a Sunday? I won’t be able to eat this now until next week. No fair!
I just had pancakes for breakfast yesterday. I halved the recipe so I didn’t end up making enough pancakes for seven people. If I halved this recipe, do you suppose I could eat it all myself?
Ummmm, this looks so yummy. And no, I don’t have a recipe that’s almost exactly like this one…
I’ve tried other breakfast casseroles before & they were just alright…but this one does look delightful! Next Saturday we’re having a breakfast book club meeting…so this is what I’m bringing…YAY!!
I hope mine turns out!
1/2 it??? What are you crazy???
Mmmmm….. brown sugar and cinnamon….
What kind of syrup did you use?
Um. Pancake syrup. The generic Wal-Mart brand. The kind without butter flavoring. Because I think that tastes weird.
Your post reminded me of a song a local radio station used to play when I was in high school. I can’t find a version without the annoying dj’s laughing, but here it is anyway. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nma-mxi_qug FRENCH TOAST!!
Thanks for the recipe, Beth! Can’t wait to share it with my family this weekend!