Buttermilk White Bread to make Overnight Baked French Toast.
Use this bread to make baked French toast. Assemble it in the evening, stick it in the fridge for up to five days, and bake it when you get up.
This is yummy! And you can make it Tuesday night after the kids go to bed--and in about 15 minutes. Stick it in the fridge.
Saturday morning, stick it in the oven.
By the time you wake up, brush your teeth, and set the table--your breakfast will be ready. And it's a splendid breakfast.
See, you can assemble it up to five days in advance, stick it in the oven when you get up in the morning, and enjoy a wonderful breakfast before heading out the door.
No wonder this is "The Busy Mom's Friend!"
How to Make Baked French Toast
Baked French toast is a soft French toast made by layering the bread and an egg mixture in a baking pan and refrigerating it until you're ready to bake it. It’s simple.
In the oven, the sugar melts, creating a thick syrup with cinnamon and vanilla. The eggs create the custard.
This baked French toast is made in an 8 1/2 x 13-inch pan. In the morning, you just pop it in the oven. Let it bake while you are getting ready for the day, and you’ll have a wonderful breakfast for your family.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 12 slices soft bread
- 6 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Melt the butter in an 8 1/2 x 13-inch baking pan. Stir in granulated sugar and the first cinnamon. Layer the bread two slices deep in the pan.
- Whisk the eggs, vanilla, and milk together. Pour the mixture evenly over the bread. Sprinkle the last 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon over the bread. Place the pan in the refrigerator.
- When you are ready to make breakfast, take the French toast pan from the refrigerator. Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until the bread is browned--the egg mixture needs to be at 165 degrees. Serve hot with your favorite syrup or use the drippings in the pan.
Homemade bread is better. It tastes better and is better for you. With more substance, it makes better French toast.
No wonder it's different, better. Homemade just tastes better.
- What's the main difference between this homemade bread and store bread? Do you mean beyond the chemicals? For me, there are two. The taste is very different. And the crumb, the texture is very different. Store bread is doughy. Homemade bread is soft, but it has some structure to it. It's not meant for dough balls.
- What's this bread like? Well, it's a white loaf with a bronze-colored crust. The crust is soft, not tough or crunchy. The interior is soft and white and moist.
- That sounds an awful lot like Country Farm White Bread. What's the difference? The flavor. The buttermilk. It adds flavor to the bread.
- Well, what's the flavor like? Country Farm White. It's loaded with dairy, which makes the bread smoother and sweeter. Buttermilk replaces the sweet milk. That adds flavor. It's not like sourdough, but it has a little tang. The flavor is not nearly as strong as sourdough.
- How tall is it? It's like Country Farm white. With the right water temperature, it's six or seven inches tall in your bread machine.
- What if I don't have a bread machine? It's easy to make in your oven.
- Will my kids like it? It's a kid's delight, soft and light and way better than Wonderbread.
Dennis Weaver