Baked French Toast with Brown Sugar and Walnuts
For the best baked french toast recipe, soak sturdy slices of sourdough bread in an egg-milk mixture with vanilla and spices overnight. Simply pop into the oven in the morning for a delicious breakfast or brunch.
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Ingredients
- butter for greasing
- 6 slices firm bread (sourdough)
- 5 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup low-fat milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 4 tablespoon sweet (unsalted) butter, at room temperature
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped
- maple syrup
Instructions
- Generously grease a 12x7x2-inch baking dish. Lay the bread in the dish, cutting it to fit.
- Beat eggs, then beat in milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pour over bread, making sure its submerged. Cover and chill overnight.
- In the morning, Preheat oven to 350F. Combine 4 Tbsp butter, brown sugar, and walnuts, and keep mixture at room temperature until ready to bake.
- With knife, spread nut mixture over bread.
- Bake 40 minutes or til puffed and golden. Let sit 10 minutes before cutting in squares. Serve with maple syrup.
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