Jeannies Baked French Toast Recipes

Steps:

• Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with melted butter. Spread any remaining melted butter over bottom of dish.
• Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon evenly over melted butter.
• Arrange bread in two layers over brown sugar mixture.
• Beat eggs, milk, and salt in a bowl; pour over bread.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease four 5-inch creme brulee ramekins, each with 1/2 tablespoon of the butter.
• Cut the slices of bread in half as you would cut a sandwich (either down the middle or on a diagonal)--you'll use 3 slices for each portion.
• Spread the peanut butter on 4 of the pieces of bread. Spread the jelly on 4 of the remaining pieces and stack them on the peanut butter pieces, laying them slightly askew. Top each stack with 1 piece of the remaining bread. Transfer each to a prepared ramekin.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, the 3 tablespoons brown sugar, the maple syrup, cinnamon and salt together to combine. Gently pour or ladle 1/4 of the mixture over each portion, coating the top layer of bread. If desired, sprinkle each portion with a pinch or two of brown sugar.
• Place the ramekins on a rimmed baking sheet and bake until the bread looks gently toasted at the edges, but still soft in the center, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes, then sprinkle with confectioners' sugar and serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°F.
• Whisk together buttermilk, eggs, sugar, and salt in a bowl. Pour into a large 4-sided sheet pan, then add bread in 1 layer and soak, turning occasionally, until bread has absorbed all liquid but is not falling apart, about 20 minutes.
• Heat 1 1/2 tablespoon butter in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until foam subsides. Transfer 4 bread slices with a slotted spatula to skillet and cook, turning once, until slightly puffed and golden brown, about 3 minutes total. Transfer to a large shallow baking pan and keep warm in oven. Cook remaining bread in 2 batches, adding 1 1/2 tablespoon butter between batches.

Steps:

• Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange the slices of bread in the bottom. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over bread slices, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup; heat until bubbling. Pour over bread and egg mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.

Steps:

• Cut bread into 1-in.-thick slices. Arrange in a single layer in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Lightly beat next 6 ingredients; stir in milk and cream. Pour egg mixture over bread, turning once to coat. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 375°. Turn bread again to coat. For topping, combine flour, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and, if desired, nutmeg. Sprinkle flour mixture over bread., Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean and topping is golden brown, 40-45 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting. Top with blueberries or raspberries; sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Slice bread and cut off and discard crusts. Beat milk, eggs, and vanilla together in a bowl until well combined.
• Stir melted butter and brown sugar together until well mixed. Pour into the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan; spread evenly. Layer bread slices over top. Pour milk mixture evenly over bread. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Cover with aluminum foil and chill in the refrigerator, 8 hours to overnight.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake, covered, for 30 minutes. Remove cover and continue to bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 15 more minutes.
• Remove from the oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar and cinnamon before serving.

Steps:

• ***Assemble a Day Ahead****.
• Stir butter, brown sugar and 1/2 cup of syrup in heavy medium sized saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth.
• Transfer to 13"by9" by 2" glass baking dish.
• Sprinkle pecans over butter mixture.
• Whisk eggs, haf and half, cinnamon and vanilla in large bowl to blend.
• Dip bread slices in to egg mixture and arrange in single layer in prepared dish.
• Pour remaining egg mixture over bread slices in dish.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Bake at 350 degrees uncovered until golden brown -- about 40 minutes.