Sweet Sausage French Toast Casserole With Caramelized Bananas Recipes

Steps:

• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook sausage over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain.
• Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In baking dish, arrange 4 of the bread slices, cutting as needed to fit dish. Spoon sausage over bread. Top with remaining 4 bread slices.
• In large bowl, beat eggs, half-and-half, milk, granulated sugar, cinnamon, salt and vanilla with whisk until well blended. Pour evenly over bread. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Uncover baking dish. Bake 40 minutes or until golden brown and set. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Serve with syrup.

Steps:

• Grease 8x8 square baking dish.
• Fit 4 bread slices into the bottom of the pan.
• Crumble sausage over the bread in the pan.
• Top with remaining 4 slices bread.
• Beat eggs together then add the milk, cinnamon and ginger.
• Pour over the bread in the pan, covering completely.
• Cover tightly and refrigerate at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours.
• Remove from refrigerator 1 hour before baking.
• Bake at 350°F for 60 minutes or just until the middle is set.
• After casserole has baked for 35 minutes, start making the banana sauce.
• Melt stick of butter over medium heat in a skillet.
• Stir in the brown sugar and heat until bubbly, stirring so as not to stick or burn.
• Reduce heat to low and slice bananas about 1/4 inch thick into the skillet.
• Continue to cook and stir occasionally until bananas are reducing in size and are becoming caramelized.
• Keep sauce warm.
• Remove casserole from oven and let set for 5 minutes.
• Cut into squares and top with warm banana sauce ladled over the top.

Steps:

• Peel bananas and cut lengthwise in half.
• Sprinkle sugar over bananas so they're lightly coated.
• Place in oven and broil until the sugar caramelizes.
• Meanwhile in saucepan, combine sugar and a little bit of water just enough to dissolve sugar and place on stove.
• Cook mixture on high heat while constantly stirring until it becomes a light syrup.
• Add the raisins just before taking it off the stove.
• Immediately after the bananas come out of the oven, top with raisin syrup mixture and serve.