Baked Cinnamon French Toast Recipe

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Prep Time 15 Minutes

Cooking Time 45 Minutes

Servings 5-6

Rating

Cinnamon French Toast is the typical bread recipe. It is favorite among children. It is prepared by pouring the bread slices in the egg and milk mixture and then baked. A delicious and healthy packed lunch or snack option. Egg French toast is quite easy to prepare.

Ingredients

French Toast

for greasingButter
1loaf crusty sourdough or French bread
8whole eggs
2 cupswhole milk
1/2 cupwhipping (heavy) cream
1/2 cupgranulated sugar
1/2 cupbrown sugar
2 tablespoonsvanilla extract

Topping

1/2 cupall-purpose flour
1/2 cupfirmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoonground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoonsalt
Freshlygrated nutmeg
1 stickcold butter, cut into pieces, plus more for serving
for servingWarm pancake syrup( easily available at the market)
1 cupfresh blueberries, for serving

Directions

For the French toast

Step1Grease the baking pan with butter.
Step2Tear the bread into chunks, or cut into cubes, and evenly distribute in the baking pan.
Step3Break the eggs in a bowl.
Step4Add milk, cream, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla extract to the egg mixture.
Step5Whisk them together.
Step6Pour this mixture evenly over the bread.
Step7Cover the baking pan tightly and store in the fridge until needed ( If refrigerated for overnight, it will taste better).

For the topping

Step1Mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and some nutmeg in a bowl.
Step2Stir together by using a fork.
Step3Add the butter and with a pastry cutter, and mix it all together until the mixture resembles fine pebbles.
Step4Store in a re-seal-able plastic bag in the fridge.

For baking the french toast

Step1Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step2Remove the bread mixture from the fridge and sprinkle the topping over the top.
Step3Bake for 45 minutes for a softer texture or for 1 hour or more for a firmer, crisper texture.
Step4Scoop out individual portions.
Step5Top with butter and drizzle with warm pancake syrup and sprinkle with blueberries.