Baked Overnight French Toast Casserole With Praline Topping Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, add the eggs, half & half, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and pinch of salt. Whisk to combine.
• Line bread in a greased 9x13-inch (23x33 cm) baking dish, overlapping slightly.
• Pour the egg mixture over the bread.
• Cover the baking dish in foil and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• In a bowl, add the butter, brown sugar, pecans, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Stir to combine.
• Remove the baking dish from the refrigerator and remove the foil. Top the French toast with the praline, and place foil back on
• Bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil, and bake for an additional 20 minutes, or until puffed and slightly golden.
• Serve with maple syrup.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• SLICE FRENCH BREAD INTO 20 SLICES, 1-INCH EACH. (USE ANY EXTRA BREAD FOR GARLIC TOAST OR BREAD CRUMBS). 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.
• SPREAD PRALINE TOPPING EVENLY OVER THE BREAD AND BAKE FOR 40 MINUTES, UNTIL PUFFED AND LIGHTLY GOLDEN. SERVE WITH MAPLE SYRUP.
• PRALINE TOPPING INSTRUCTIONS:
• COMBINE ALL INGREDIENTS IN A MEDIUM BOWL AND BLEND WELL. MAKES ENOUGH FOR BAKED FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE.

Steps:

• Generously butter a 13 X 9 inch casserole dish;.
• Mix the eggs, half and half, maple syrup,and sugar in a large bowl.
• Place the bread slices in the prepared casserole dish and cover with the egg mixture: cover with plastic wrap and let soak overnight in refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; remove the casserole from refrigerator.
• Make the Topping: melt the butter in a saucepan; add sugar and maple syrup and cook for 1 to 2 minutes; stir in pecans;.
• Pour the mixture over the bread and bake for 45 to 55 minutes, allow to cool 10 minutes before serving, enjoy.

Steps:

• Slice the loaf of bread into 1" thick slices.
• There should be about 20 slices.
• Butter a 9x13" baking dish, and arrange the bread slices in two layers.
• I cut some of the slices into triangles to be sure they fit into all the corners.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, half and half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt until well blended, but not too frothy.
• Gently pour the mixture over the bread slices.
• Be sure all the slices are covered evenly, especially the ones on top!
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning, preheat oven to 350.
• Combine ingredients for praline topping, and spread evenly over the bread mixture.
• Bake uncovered in oven for about 40 minutes, or until puffed, and lightly golden on top.
• (a few more minutes if you like it a little crispier on top!) Cut into squares and serve with warm maple syrup.