Recipe: French Toast Casseroles

Barbara:

Here are some "french toast casseroles" that were previously posted on TKL. Hopefully they will help you reconstruct the recipe you want.

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Peggy,WA (11:00:21 pm) :
Night Before French Toast Casserole

1 10 oz. long thin loaf French bread, cut into 1 inch slices

Grease 9 x 13 baking pan with butter. Arrange bread slices in one layer in
pan.

Beat:
8 large eggs
3 cups milk
4 tsp. sugar
1/3 tsp. salt
1 Tbl. vanilla

Pour over bread

Cover an refrigerate overnight.

To bake:
Remove cover
Dot with butter
Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar

Bake in preheated oven 350 for 45-50 mintues or until bread is bubbly and
lightly browned. Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with
syrup, yogurt of sour cream and fresh fruit.
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Peggy,WA (11:02:01 pm) :
Blueberry-Stuffed "French Toast"

Ingredients:
12 slices of homemade-type white bread, crusts discarded and the bread cut
into 1-inch cubes
2 8oz packages cold cream cheese, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 cup blueberries, picked over and rinsed
12 large eggs
1/3 cup maple syrup
2 cups milk
For the sauce:
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 cup blueberries, picked over and rinsed
1 Tbsp. unsalted butter

Arrange half the bread cubes in a buttered 13-by-9 inch glass baking dish,
scatter the cream cheese over the bread, and sprinkle the blueberries over
the cream cheese. Arrange the remaining bread cubes over the blueberries. In
a large bowl whisk together the eggs, the syrup, and the milk. Pour the egg
mixture evenly over the bread mixture, and chill the mixture, covered,
overnight. Bake the "French toast", covered with foil, in the middle of a
preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, remove the foil, and bake the
French toast for 30 minutes more, or until it is puffed and golden.

Make the sauce: In a small saucepan stir together the sugar, the cornstarch,
and the water and cook the mixture over
moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until it is
thickened. Stir in the blueberries and simmer the mixture, stirring
occasionally, for 10 minutes, or until the berries have burst. Add the
butter and stir the sauce until the butter is melted.

Serve the French toast with the sauce. Serves 6 to 8.
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Peggy,WA (11:04:08 pm) :
French Toast with Raspberry Cream Sauce

Ingredients:
1 cup evaporated milk
2 large eggs
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 teaspoon cinnamon
8 thick (1 inch) slices of French bread
2 cups crushed Corn Flakes
Confectionery sugar
Raspberry Cream Sauce (recipe follows)
1/2 pint fresh raspberries

In a medium bowl, combine the first 6 ingredients. Dip the bread slices into
the mixture and then coat each slice with cereal.
Heat a buttered skillet and cook each piece until golden and crisp. To
serve, place two pieces of toast on each plate and
sprinkle with confectionery sugar. Garnish with Raspberry Cream and fresh
raspberries.

Raspberry Cream:
Ingredients:
1 package (10 oz.) frozen raspberries, thawed
1 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix the raspberries with the sour cream and add the cinnamon.
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Peggy,WA (11:07:33 pm) :
Outrageous French Toast

Ingredients:
16 slices inexpensive whole wheat bread, crusts removed
1 cup light brown sugar
1 tbsp. light Karo syrup
5 tbsp. butter
1 tsp. cinnamon
5 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tsp. vanilla
sour cream
fresh or frozen strawberries

1.Over low heat, stir sugar, syrup, cinnamon, and butter until melted and
blended.
2.Pour mixture into a 13"x9" pan, spread evenly on bottom.

3.Place 8 bread slices over mixture, squeezing to fit if necessary.

4.Place remaining 8 slices on top of first 8.

5.Beat eggs with milk and vanilla, pour over bread and refrigerate 8 hours
or overnight.

6.Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.

7.To serve, cut into 8 servings, then flip over onto plate with a spatula,
caramelized side up. Put a dollop of sour cream and strawberries on top.

Serves 8.
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Peggy,WA (11:14:49 pm) :
Macadamia Nut French Toast

Ingredients:
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
2/3 cup orange juice
1/3 cup milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 (16) loaf Italian bread, cut into 1-inch slices
2/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
Garnishes: powdered sugar, ground nutmeg

Combine eggs and next 5 ingredients, stirring well.

Fit bread slices in single layer into a lightly greased 13x9x2-inch baking
dish. Pour egg mixture over bread slices; cover and refrigerate 8 hours or
overnight, turning bread once.

Pour butter in a 15xl0xl-inch pan; place bread slices in a single layer in
pan.

Bake at 400 for 10 minutes; sprinkle with nuts. Bake 10 additional minutes.
Garnish, if desired, and serve immediately with
maple syrup.

Yield: 6 servings.
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SueA, CA (12:49:31 am) :

Strawberry Surprise French Toast

Makes 4 servings

4 1-inch slices French bread
3 Tbsp. strawberry jam
2 eggs
1/2 cup skim milk
1 Tbsp. shortening

1. Make a pocket in each slice bread, cutting almost in half lengthwise.

2. Fill each pocket with about 2 tsp. strawberry jam. Lay flat in square
baking pan.

3. In small bowl beat together eggs and milk. Pour over bread slices,
coating each slice evenly.

4. Melt shortening on griddle. Fry bread slices on both sides until golden
brown. Serve.