Aunt Ann’s Famous Baked French Toast Serves 8
My aunt Ann always serves the most amazing New Year’s brunch, with this baked French toast as a featured favorite. Use it to warm up on one of our cold winter mornings, modified from original to be gluten-free. Recipe from "The Gluten-Free Hassle-Free Cookbook" By Marlisa Brown Scheduled for release March 2015.
Ingredients
¾ cup packed brown sugar
6 Tbsp butter
1 Tbsp corn syrup
Gluten-free cooking spray
8 slices gluten-free bread, (such as Udis)
4 eggs
1 cup 2 % milk
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 Tbsp powdered sugar
Steps:
- Melt butter. Add brown sugar and corn syrup and combine well.
- Spray 9 x 13 inch pan with cooking spray. Pour butter mixture into baking dish, arrange bread slices flat in butter mixture. Squeeze to fit in.
- In blender, mix eggs, milk, vanilla. Pour over bread slices covering completely. Sprinkle cinnamon on top of bread slices.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Uncover and bake 350 for 30 minutes. Dust with powdered sugar.
Nutritional Information: 176.9 calories, 3.1 grams protein, 20.7 grams carbohydrates, 8.7 grams fat, 78.8 milligrams cholesterol, 169.2 milligrams sodium, 1.5 grams fiber, 47 milligrams calcium, <1 milligram iron
Tip: This is the perfect treat for a holiday weekend, other types of bread such as sliced gluten-free Italian, or break apart leftover gluten-free muffins and plain cake can be used in place of the gluten-free bread as well
**Allergy Information: GF, SF, NF, PF, FF, SFF, V. Keep soy free by using soy free cooking spray. Make milk free by using a milk free substitute and margarine in place of the butter. Make egg free by using an eggless egg substitute. Make vegan by using a milk free substitute, margarine instead of butter, and an vegan egg substitute.
