Barefoot Contessa Baked French Toast Casserole
Barefoot Contessa Baked French Toast Casserole provides you with an easy weekend breakfast option. This recipe is rich in nutrients & flavored with honey, so you'll want to cook it again and again.
Ingredients
- Challah Loaf = 1
- Large eggs = 8
- Pure vanilla extract = 1 tsp
- Honey = 3 tsp
- Kosher salt = 1/4 tsp
- Milk or half-and-half = 5 cups
- Grated orange zest = 1 tsp
- Confectioners' maple syrup and sugar,, for serving.
Instructions
- Start with preheating your oven to 350 F.
- Slice challah loaf into thick slices of 3/4 inch. Divide the loaf slices into two layers in a 9x13x2 inch baking dish.
- Whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, honey, orange zest, salt and vanilla. Pour it over your bread slices and let soak for 10 minutes.
- Fill a big roasting pan with boiling water. Put a baking dish inside the roasting pan and then cover tightly using aluminum foil. Make some slashes in the foil to let steam out.
- Bake for around 40 to 45 minutes. Then remove the aluminum foil & bake for forty to forty-five minutes, till the bread has puffed up. Remove your baking dish from the heated oven and allow it to cool slightly.
- Sprinkle confectioners' sugar lightly. Now, you are ready to serve immediately while hot, with maple syrup.