During the weekend I like to take a little longer with my cooking adventures. I am usually able to do this because (1) I am not rushing home from dinner to try to feed starving people and (2) The Husband can entertain The Toddler while I am cooking.
One of my favorite things to make over the weekend is brunch. If people are coming over (like my parents or in-laws), I'll set out fixings for bloody mary's. There are a lot of good brunch recipes, but these are a few that I love:
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Baked French Toast (courtesy of AllRecipes.com)
Ingredients
- 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
Directions
- Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange the slices of bread in the bottom. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over bread slices, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
- The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup; heat until bubbling. Pour over bread and egg mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
