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French Toast Casserole
This easy French toast casserole recipe is the ultimate hands-off brunch dish. Set it up the night before, and in the morning simply brush with butter and bake.
👥 6 Servings🔥 Cook: 12 min👤 Molly Baz📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●baking dish
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●pan
- ●casserole dish
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Place rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°. Spread one 1-lb. challah, brioche, or Pullman loaf, sliced 1" thick on a large rimmed baking sheet; bake, tossing bread halfway through, until dried out and lightly golden brown, 20–⏱️ 25 minutes.
1-lb. challah, brioche, or Pullman loaf, sliced 1" thick1
2
Meanwhile, butter a 13x9" baking dish. Whisk 6 large eggs, 1¾ cups heavy cream, 1¾ cups whole milk, ⅓ cup (packed; 71 g) light brown sugar, 1½ tsp. ground cinnamon, ½ tsp. ground cardamom, ¾ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, and ½ tsp. finely grated orange zest (if using) in a medium bowl.
large eggs6¾ cups heavy cream1¾ cups whole milk1½ tsp. ground cinnamon1
3
Arrange dried bread in overlapping rows in prepared baking dish. Pour egg mixture over, pressing bread down into custard to help soak it up. Let sit ⏱️ 5 minutes, then press down once more. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least ⏱️ 2 hours (up to overnight).
4
Place a rack in top third of oven; preheat to 325°. Let casserole dish sit at room temperature while oven preheats, at least ⏱️ 30 minutes. Uncover pan, tilt, and ladle custard back over tops of bread. Press down once more to submerge. Brush tops of bread with 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter, melted. Sprinkle with 1 Tbsp. demerara sugar and bake until bread is lightly golden, puffed, and pulling away from edges of baking pan, and butter is bubbling, 30–⏱️ 40 minutes.
. unsalted butter, melted, plus more for pan3 Tbsp. demerara sugar1 Tbsp
5
Let cool slightly. Serve with crème fraîche and maple syrup alongside. Do ahead: French toast casserole can be assembled 2 days ahead; keep chilled. Editor’s note: The recipe for this French toast bake was first printed online in December 2018 as ‘Overnight French Toast.’ Head this way for more of our best brunch recipes →
Crème fraîche and maple syrup (for serving)
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