French toast casserole

If you don’t want to spend all morning flipping pancakes or French toast, instead bake a French toast casserole. You can prepare the batter the night before then just pop it in the oven in the morning.

This is a great dish for Easter brunch or anytime!

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 cups milk
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 5 cups white bread (cubed)
• 1 tablespoon margarine (softened)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• raisins
• chopped walnuts
• maple syrup

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Beat eggs, milk, two tablespoons of sugar and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
3. Add with chopped walnuts and raisins, if desired.
4. Butter an 8 x 8 inch glass baking pan.
5. Line the bottom of the pan with cubed bread.
6. Pour mixture over bread and top with margarine.
7. Mix remaining sugar and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon.
8. Sprinkle cinnamon-sugar on top of the mixture.
9. Bake for 45 minutes until golden brown.
10. Serve hot with maple syrup.

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