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Goose N Berry Inn Baked French Toast

  • breakfast

Yield: Serves 6

Ingredients

  • 2 cups light brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 4 tablespoons flavoring of choice, such as vanilla, hazelnut, or almond
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 3/4 cups milk
  • 1 loaf Italian or French bread, cut into 1-inch-thick slices
  • Cinnamon, to taste

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  2. Place the brown sugar in a 13 x 8-inch baking dish. Melt the butter, then blend it with the brown sugar and 2 tablespoons of the flavoring to make a glaze.
  3. Whisk together the eggs, milk, and remaining flavoring.
  4. Dip the bread slices in the egg mixture, soaking both sides.
  5. Set the bread on the brown sugar mixture and sprinkle with cinnamon.
  6. Refrigerate overnight or freeze for later use, if desired.
  7. Bake for 20–25 minutes, until golden brown.
  8. Flip each slice so the glazed side faces up and serve hot.
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Goose N Berry Inn Baked French Toast
2 cups light brown sugar
1 stick butter or margarine (½ cup)
4 tablespoons flavoring of choice: vanilla, hazelnut, almond, etc.
4 eggs
1¾ cups milk
1 loaf Italian or French Bread cut into 1 inch thick slices
cinnamon to taste
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Place brown sugar in a 13 x 8 baking dish. Melt butter. Blend brown sugar, melted butter and 2 tablespoons flavoring until you have a glaze in the bottom of the dish. Whisk together eggs, milk and remaining 2 tablespoons of flavoring. Dip bread slices in mixture, making sure to soak both sides. Set bread slices on top of brown sugar mixture. Sprinkle cinnamon over top. At this point the French toast can be refrigerated overnight or frozen for later use. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until bread is golden brown. Flip each slice of French toast over so glazed side is facing up. Serve hot.
Serves 6.
Innkeeper Donna Smith
Goose N Berry Inn, Manahawkin, NJ