Make-Ahead Baked French Toast
Make-Ahead Baked French Toast
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 13/4 cups (430 ml) milk
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) ground cinnamon
- 3 tablespoons (45 ml) butter, softened
- 8 slices white bread, depending on their size, very lightly toasted
- 1 cup (250 ml) sweet whipped cream (optional)
- 3/4 cup (180 ml) toasted pecans, chopped
- Maple syrup, to taste
Instructions
- Butter a 20-cm (8-inch) square baking pan with a capacity of about 2 litres (8 cups). Set aside.
- In a bowl, combine eggs, milk, maple syrup and cinnamon with a whisk. Set aside.
- On a work surface, butter one side of each slice of bread. Set aside.
- Spread half the bread in the prepared pan, buttered side up. Cut bread if necessary to cover the entire surface of the pan. Pour half the egg mixture. Cover with remaining bread, buttered side up. Drizzle with remaining egg mixture. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate overnight.
- With the rack in the middle position, preheat the oven to 180 °C (350 °F).
- Bake for 20 minutes with aluminum foil. Remove foil and continue baking for 30 minutes. Finish cooking under the broiler until bread is golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes.
Make-Ahead Baked French Toast