
The Best Baked French Toast
Ingredients
- 4 slices cinnamon-raisin bread
(For fantastic results get a good bakery loaf and cut it into extra thick slices -about 1 inch thick)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter or margarine, melted
- 4 whole The Farmers Cow eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3 cups The Farmers Cow milk
- 1 cup The Farmers Cow Heavy Cream or 4 cups The Farmers Cow Half & Half
- 1 tbs. vanilla powered sugar
- 3 cups fresh berries or 3 cups other fresh fruit, cut up
Directions
Brush both sides of bread with melted butter and arrange slices evenly in the bottom of a 9X13 pan.
In a large bowl, beat together whole eggs and egg yolks.
Beat in milk, cream and vanilla.
Strain the custard over bread, making sure that each slice is evenly moistened.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until custard is set and top lightly browned.
Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes
Cut into squares
Sprinkle with powered sugar and serve with berries or other fruit.
Makes 6-8 servings |