Did Someone Say Make-Ahead French Toast? CHALLAH!
We’re going out on a limb here and declaring challah bread to be the greatest of all breads. Eggy, fluffy and addictively buttery, challah is good on its own, but it makes the best French toast of all time, too. Every little air pocket fills up with the creamy egg custard, and makes each cinnamon-spiced bite gloriously pudding-like. There’s only one problem with French toast. No, actually, there are three problems with French toast. Please allow us to elaborate.
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The Official TMP List of Problems with French Toast (and How to Solve Them)
Everyone knows that French toast is delicious. There’s no problem there. If you’re ordering it in a restaurant, you’re set. However, when it comes to making French toast at home, you start to see a few issues. Making French toast at home is annoying because:
- We like to sleep in until the last possible moment. Especially on the weekends and holidays—which are prime French toast-making mornings!
- We really don’t like to start the day by creating a ton of dirty dishes.
- We’d like everyone’s breakfast to be ready at the same time. Unless you have a giant skillet and a small family, you’ll be cooking French toast pieces one and a time—in other words, some people’s breakfast will be hot and fresh out of the skillet, and others will have been sitting around for a while when they finally get to eat it.
But don’t worry! This breakfast French toast casserole recipe solves all of your French toast problems. Read on!
Baked French Toast is the Solution to All of French Toast’s Problems.
Oh yes—you can have your French toast and sleep in, too! Meet BAKED French toast. AKA breakfast-y bread pudding. Spiced simply with cinnamon and made with challah bread—the best bread of all the breads—this simple recipe can be made the night before, and baked in the A.M. making your morning both totally indulgent and stress-free. Here’s what you’ll need to make it:
- Challah bread
- Butter
- Eggs
- Heavy cream
- Whole milk
- Vanilla extract
- Cinnamon
How To Make This Baked French Toast Casserole
We’ve taken the rich, comforting flavors of challah French toast, and meshed them together with a classic bread pudding recipe to make an easy make-ahead breakfast. Whether you’re making it for a regular old lazy Saturday or a fully-festive Christmas morning, this overnight French toast bake is sure to impress your friends and family, AND it’s easy enough that you’ll get to relax and enjoy breakfast right along with them. Here’s how to make it:
- Use your hands to tear up a loaf of challah bread into even-ish pieces.
- Scatter the bread in a greased baking dish.
- Whisk the milky cream-and-egg mixture.
- Pour the custard over the bread.
- Bake!
Tools You’ll Need:
- A big bowl for mixing.
- A good whisk.
- A 9x13 baking dish.
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We Hope Our Easy Cinnamon French Toast Bake Makes Your Day!
There’s nothing like starting a long lazy day with a big, easy breakfast. Let us know how you like our french toast casserole recipe! Snap a photo and share it on Instagram with the tag @themodernproper and #themodernproper so we can see it (and maybe share it, too!).
