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Challah French Toast Casserole


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Description

This easy, make-ahead casserole is it’s topped with crunchy, salted frosted flakes. And it’s so good!


Ingredients

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For the French Toast:

  • Butter to prepare the dish
  • 1 pound enriched bread like challah or panetonne, sliced into 3/4 inch slices.
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 1/2 cups of whole milk
  • 1/2 cup cream
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla exrtact
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Pinch of nutmeg
  • Maple syrup for serving, if desired

For the Topping:

  • 3 cups frosted flakes
  • 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

For the French Toast:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and butter the baking dish.
  2. Add the bread slices upright in the dish.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, milk, cream, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and vanilla and combine well.
  4. Pour the milk mixture over the bread and press the bread, gently, to absorb.
  5. Cover with plastic wrap and rerigerate overnight or for at least three hours.
  6. When ready to cook, take out of the refigerator and let rise to room tempature for 30 minutes.
  7. In the meantime, make the topping and add to the top of the casserole.
  8. Bake until puffed, golden and set in the center, about 50-60 minutes.
  9. If the top starts to brown too much, add a tin foil tent.
  10. Remove from the oven, and let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
  11. Serve with maple syrup, if desired.

To Make the Topping:

  1. In a bowl, combine the cereal, butter and salt.
  2. Spread evenly over the casserole.