This straightforward French toast bake is ideal for holidays and easy sufficient for an daily breakfast. Make it the evening earlier than and bake within the morning!

Prepare for the yummiest French toast bake ever! This pleasant model has a custard-y (however not soggy!) French toast base topped with a candy cinnamon streusel. It’s wonderful!

Straightforward French Toast Bake

I’m all the time a bit doubtful in the case of French Toast, as a result of I’m mentally and tastefully allergic to soggy bread.

Nevertheless, I’ve discovered that I can actually love a smooth, custard-like French Toast casserole if it’s also sturdy with the proper ratio of bread to liquid.

With the intention to obtain the proper baked French Toast with nary a soggy bread backside in sight, listed below are some suggestions:

1. Persist with the egg/milk/bread tips within the recipe.
2. Refrigerate the casserole for a minimum of Four hours or as much as 12 hours.
3. Bake even only a few minutes longer than you would possibly assume.

Now, for those who don’t thoughts extra-soft French Toast, by all means, do your French Toast thang and alter as wanted. However if you’re like me and wish all of the happiness of French Toast with out the soggy bread issue, all the main points within the recipe will assist you get there.

The Finest Bread for French Toast Bake

For this recipe, you need about 10 to 12 thick slices of bread. By thick, I imply about 1-inch slices. And by bread, I imply any of the next varieties:

• French bread
• cinnamon or cinnamon-swirl bread
• brioche bread
• Texas Toast
• croissants

My disclaimer for the croissants are that they received’t take up the liquid fairly in addition to they different kinds of bread and should end in a softer French Toast casserole (however the trade-off is a decadent, buttery French toast layer that’s terribly scrumptious).

Cinnamon Streusel on Prime

The bottom of the French toast bake has a touch of sweetness.

The cinnamon streusel is a little more candy, however not overly so.

The mixture is a breakfast bake that’s candy sufficient, in my view, to forego the necessity for syrup.

Nevertheless, in case your definition of sweetness and my definition of sweetness differs (and it possible will 😉), you’ll be able to simply regulate the quantity of sugar within the egg combination to sweeten up the casserole a bit extra.

Or, serve with a drizzle of syrup or dusting of powdered sugar.

A Good Vacation Breakfast

As a result of this breakfast dish may be (and must be) assembled forward of time, it makes an incredible possibility for when you may have firm or you might be low on time however want sort of a “large deal” breakfast.

For somebody (me!) that hasn’t been the largest French toast fan up to now, this baked French toast is a game-changer. The buttery candy crunch of the streusel with the smooth, creamy French toast is phenomenal.

I like serving this French toast bake with a smattering of recent berries. It’s an additional particular breakfast with minimal effort, and I can’t assist however smile about that.

French Toast Bake with Cinnamon Streusel

Yield: 8 servings

Prep Time: 25 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time: 1 hour hr

Whole Time: 1 hour hr 25 minutes minutes

French Toast:

• 10 to 12 thick slices French bread, cinnamon bread, brioche bread or Texas Toast (see word)
• 5 massive eggs
• ¾ cup milk
• ¾ cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ⅓ to ½ cup granulated sugar
• Pinch desk salt

Cinnamon Streusel:

• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup packed mild brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon floor cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• Contemporary berries, powdered sugar, syrup, for serving (optionally available)

• Frivolously grease a 9X13-inch baking pan. Minimize the bread into 1-inch cubes (kind of; it would not should be actual). You will need about Eight to 9 cups of evenly packed bread cubes. Scatter the bread cubes within the ready pan. They will not essentially be in a single layer, however they need to be evenly distributed.

• Mix or whisk collectively the eggs, milk, heavy cream, vanilla and salt. Pour the combination evenly over the bread.

• Cowl the dish and refrigerate a minimum of Four hours or as much as 12 hours.

• For the streusel, in a small bowl, stir collectively the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Add the melted butter and stir till the butter and dry elements are evenly combined and small clumps type. Refrigerate till able to bake the French toast.

• Preheat the oven to 350 levels F.

• Sprinkle the streusel evenly throughout the highest of the French toast. Bake, uncovered, for 55 to 60 minutes (kind of, relying on how “nicely finished” you need the French toast). If the topping begins to brown too rapidly whereas baking, place foil loosely throughout the highest of the pan and proceed baking till the French toast is completed to your liking.

• Serve heat with recent berries, a sprinkle of powdered sugar and/or a drizzle of syrup.

Bread: you’ll want about one medium-size bread loaf (18 to 20 ounces) for this recipe. If the bread has a thick, arduous crust, trim it away earlier than reducing into cubes. 

Serving: 1 serving, Energy: 298kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 6g, Fats: 17g, Saturated Fats: 10g, Ldl cholesterol: 158mg, Sodium: 152mg, Fiber: 0.3g, Sugar: 24g

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