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French Toast Casserole
This easy French toast casserole recipe's the ultimate hands-off brunch dish. Set it up the night before, and in the morning simply brush with butter and bake.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 40m🔥 Cook: 12 min👤 Molly Baz📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●baking sheet
- ●oven
- ●baking dish
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●pan
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 325°. Spread bread on a rimmed baking sheet and bake, turning bread halfway through, until dried out and lightly golden brown, 20–⏱️ 25 minutes.
2
Meanwhile, butter a 13x9" baking dish. Whisk eggs, cream, milk, brown sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, salt, and orange zest (if using) in a medium bowl.
large eggs6
3
Arrange bread in overlapping rows in prepared dish. Pour custard over, pressing bread down into custard to help soak it up. Let sit ⏱️ 5 minutes, then press down once more. Cover and chill at least ⏱️ 2 hours or up to overnight.
4
Place a rack in top third of oven; preheat to 325°. Let bread sit out 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. melted butter. Sprinkle with demerara sugar. Bake bread until it is lightly golden, puffed, and pulling away from edges of pan, and butter is bubbling, 30–⏱️ 40 minutes.
5
Let cool slightly. Serve with crème fraîche and maple syrup alongside. Editor’s note: This recipe was originally published in December 2018. Head this way for more of our best brunch recipes →
Maple syrup (for serving)
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