Ingredients
French Toast:
- Butter, for greasing
- 1 loaf crusty sourdough or French bread
- 8 whole eggs
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup whipping (heavy) cream
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
Topping:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 stick cold butter, cut into pieces, plus more for serving
- Warm pancake syrup, for serving
- 1 cup fresh blueberries, for serving
- Special equipment: 9-by-13-inch baking pan
Directions
For the French toast: Grease the baking pan with butter. Tear the bread into chunks, or cut into cubes, and evenly distribute in the pan. Crack the eggs in a big bowl. Whisk together the eggs, milk, cream, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla. Pour evenly over the bread. Cover the pan tightly and store in the fridge until needed (overnight preferably).
For the topping: Mix the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and some nutmeg in a separate bowl. Stir together using a fork. Add the butter and with a pastry cutter, and mix it all together until the mixture resembles fine pebbles. Store in a re-sealable plastic bag in the fridge.
When you're ready to bake the casserole, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Remove the casserole from the fridge and sprinkle the topping over the top. Bake for 45 minutes for a softer, more bread pudding texture or for 1 hour or more for a firmer, crisper texture.
Scoop out individual portions. Top with butter and drizzle with warm pancake syrup and sprinkle with blueberries.
Photo: Cinnamon Baked French Toast Recipe


















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By sburkhead_11697986
Traverse City, MI
on April 13, 2013
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I recently made this casserole for a brunch. I guess it was fantastic. It was gone before I had a chance to try it but everyone raved about it!
By lana0800
on April 12, 2013
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Soooo Good!! I watched Ree make this on her show and made it that very morning. I had house guests staying with me and they had talked about going out for Sunday brunch. We stayed in and made this instead. This cinnamon baked French toast is better than anything at a brunch buffet! It is so easy and decadent. A great way to use up old bread. The only thing I changed is I add chia seeds to up the nutrition. I make this recipe regularly now. And leftovers are good, too.
By 1 luv2cook2
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on April 12, 2013
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I have made this multiple times. Never any leftovers. I wouldn't change a thing.
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