For french toast that s more soft and buttery in the middle try enriched breads like brioche or challah.
French bread oven french toast.
French italian brioche or challah bread are all great for this.
For the best french toast use high quality bread preferably from a local bakery.
As with most recipes i scaled it down for my small family.
This was my first try at a baked french toast and it was yummy.
Lay your bread into the egg mixture and allow the french bread to completely soak up the mixture flipping over once then sprinkle cinnamon atop.
I halved the recipe added an extra egg and a little extra splash of milk used whole grain bread crusts on cut into large cubes and tossed the bread in the egg milk mixture rather than pouring it over.
Rather it s the perfect brunch dish for a lazy weekend morning because everything can be assembled the night before casserole style and transferred in the morning from the fridge to the oven.
1 2 cup granulated sugar.
One or two day old bread is best for making french toast.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
French toast is perfect for weekends it only takes 30 minutes and a few ingredients to make.
Slice your french bread into 2 slices.
For french toast with a little more texture we recommend a bakery style hearty bread like french bread sourdough or a rustic loaf.
I thought it was great.
Whisk 4 eggs 1 1 2 cups half and half or milk 1 2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon sugar and a pinch of salt in a shallow bowl.
1 2 cup whipping heavy cream.
French toast in the oven the title of this recipe implies that your oven is lazy which of course is ridiculous.
1 16 ounce loaf french bread cut into 1 inch slices 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon or to taste add all ingredients to shopping list view your list.
2 cups whole milk.
If it s fresh it will crumble or fall apart when added to the egg mixture or during cooking.
I have tried other oven baked french toast recipes that ended in disappointment but even my husband who doesn t normally like french toast enjoyed this one.
1 loaf crusty sourdough or french bread.