Initially, in the present day is trigger for celebration. It’s December twenty first and the world didn’t come to an finish. Take that Mayans.
christmas morning recollections
Proper about this time yearly we begin getting emails and Fb requests asking us what we serve in our personal properties on Christmas morning. At my home rising up and now with my very own little household it’s all the time been an “in a single day meal.” All the pieces is made the day earlier than so all that must be completed on Christmas morning is popping issues into the oven. I’ve vivid recollections of being a child and operating downstairs to see what Santa had delivered.
After opening a number of presents after that, the oh-so-familiar odor of our conventional Christmas dishes began wafting via the home. As quickly as we may odor it, we knew it was time to take a break from presents and run to the desk. With out exception, we’ve this In a single day Sausage and Egg Casserole. It’s normally accompanied by Almond Poppyseed Bread, contemporary fruit, and the In a single day Sticky Buns from our first prepare dinner guide. One other go-to breakfast dish is that this in a single day Baked French Toast. It has all the candy and savory flavors of conventional french toast, however in an easy-to-make and serve casserole type.
let’s make it!
Begin by cracking a bunch of eggs in a big mixing bowl and whisking in some half and half and a few milk. I take advantage of 2 components half and half to at least one half milk (no matter I’ve readily available) however you can additionally use all complete milk for those who’ve acquired that round. Or 1 half cream 2 components milk…you’ve acquired choices. Simply don’t use all skim milk for the liquid, you’ll want to have the fats in there to get a pleasant creamy custard.
As soon as that’s easy, add in somewhat taste. I preserve it good and easy so you possibly can go loopy with the toppings. Taste the egg combination with somewhat brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.
And likewise a beneficiant spoonful of vanilla.
You should use a lot of totally different breads on this. A loaf of french bread works nice; that’s what I normally use, however be at liberty to make use of one thing like brioche, challah, or every other good french-toasty bread. You should purchase it a day or two forward of time as a result of barely dry bread absorbs the liquid very well. Don’t fret when you’ve got contemporary bread although, I usually don’t dry out my bread and it really works nice; I truly prefer it further comfortable like that. In the event you’d prefer to dry out your bread, you possibly can pop it (already chopped) right into a 350 diploma oven for about 10 minutes.
As a substitute of slicing the bread, I like to chop them into massive chunks. Place all of them in a buttered casserole dish after which pour the egg combination evenly excessive. Use a spatula to very gently toss the bread somewhat bit, transferring the bread from the underside to the highest, and ensuring the items on prime all get dunked. In case your bread is contemporary, it should rapidly crumble so be mild.
I do know what you’re pondering. This appears to be like like bread pudding. After I was plating this batch to {photograph}, our pal stopped by. I served him up a plate and he stated, “This appears to be like like bread pudding, why are you calling it french toast?” My response: “As a result of for those who put syrup on it and name it french toast, then it turns into a wonderfully acceptable breakfast meals.” I’m all about justification in relation to consuming dessert for breakfast.
Alright, cowl the baking dish and pop it within the fridge in a single day. We’re additionally going to combine up somewhat topping- I simply put it in a dish and depart it within the fridge as nicely and sprinkle it over the dish proper earlier than baking within the morning. It’s brown and white sugars, cinnamon, nutmeg, and somewhat butter. When it bakes, it creates a pleasant crunchy-sweet topping and sort of slips in between the cracks of bread.
You possibly can serve this 1,000,000 and one methods. It’s nice with crumbled bacon and maple syrup, or contemporary fruit and whipped cream, or actually no matter you are feeling like dumping on prime.
My favourite is a drizzle of melted butter, a drizzle of pure maple syrup, and contemporary berries.
Since contemporary berries are expensive this time of 12 months, frozen work nicely too. Simply thaw them (and drain if you would like) and blend them with somewhat sugar earlier than serving since frozen berries are typically tart.
The candy juicy berries mixed with melted butter and syrup is ideal with the nice and cozy, comfortable bread.
Oh, and whipped cream. Yeah, put a few of that on there too.
And also you shall have a really merry Christmas certainly!
In a single day Baked French Toast
This in a single day baked French Toast with crunchy brown sugar topping comes collectively in just some minutes the evening earlier than, then bakes within the morning for a simple, festive breakfast deal with!
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Elements
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups half and half
- 1 cup milk no matter type you will have readily available
- 6 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt rather less if utilizing desk salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 lb. loaf of French bread
- softened butter for greasing baking dish 2-3 tablespoons
Topping
- 4 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 4 tablespoons white sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon floor nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons chilly butter
For Serving
- melted butter
- maple syrup
- powdered sugar
- berries
- whipped cream
Directions
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Crack eggs into massive mixing bowl and whisk to mix. Whisk in half and half and milk. Add brown sugar, cinnamon, salt and vanilla. Put aside.
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Use softened butter to butter backside and sides of a 9×13 baking dish. Reduce bread into 1 inch chunks and place in dish. Whisk egg combination yet another time after which pour evenly over bread. Use a rubber spatula to very gently toss bread, transferring bread on backside to prime, and ensuring all the piece on prime get dipped in egg combination. Unfold out evenly, cowl dish, and place in fridge in a single day.
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To make topping, place brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in a bowl and stir to mix. Reduce chilly butter into very small items and add to bowl. Use clear palms to interrupt up butter and mix combination till crumbly. Cowl and place in fridge till morning.
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When able to bake preheat oven to 350 levels. Take away plastic from dish and sprinkle topping evenly over prime. Bake for 40-50 minutes or till prime is golden brown. You possibly can stick a knife or skewer within the casserole to ensure the egg combination is about on the underside. *Notice I’ve left a beneficiant baking time window as a result of it varies on ovens and the scale of your bread cubes. I used to prepare dinner this nearer to 60 minutes at my outdated home, however in my new convection ovens it’s completed nearer to 45. Control it and let me know the way lengthy yours takes to bake!
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Let cool for 5-10 minutes earlier than slicing into squares. Drizzle with melted butter and syrup, prime with berries, whipped cream and a sprinkle of powdered sugar if desired.