Re: Overnight French Toast Casserole

[Guest guest]

Oh, my!

Some time ago, I was in Fairway and a lady was buying challah. As it

turned out, she was planning to make French toast casserole--a new one

on me. She told me to do an Internet search, which I did, but I never

actually made it. I like your substitutions although I'd be inclined to

use whole wheat challah.

Overnight French Toast Casserole

 

Shalom!

Since I grind wheat fresh and bake bread in big batches with no

preservatives, we freeze the extra.

I usually slice up the extra loaves and place them in the freezer for

Overnight French Toast Casserole, one of my family favorites.

I use the VitaMix to prepare the batter.

Here's my adapted recipe.I made this tonight. It's yummy and easy and

pretty enough for overnight guests.

OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Recipe By : Adapted by Vickilynn Haycraft

Serving Size : 12

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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10 cups whole wheat bread -- cubed (homemade preferred

- 1 loaf worth)

8 large eggs -- organic, mixed

3 cups milk -- organic

2 Tablespoons sucanat -- organic

2 teaspoons vanilla extract -- pure

1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

2 Tablespoons maple syrup --pure

TOPPING

4 Tablespoons butter -- organic, diced

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

4 Tablespoons sucanat -- organic

maple syrup

Cut bread into 1-inch cubes. Place them into a buttered 9 x 13

casserole dish and press the bread cubes down to flatten slightly.

In a blender place the eggs, milk, sucanat, vanilla, salt and maple

syrup. Whiz until thoroughly mixed. Pour batter over the bread cubes.

Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours.

Before baking, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees and remove the

casserole from the oven and let sit at room temp at least 30 minutes.

Place the diced butter evenly over the casserole. Sprinkle with

cinnamon, then sucanat. Drizzle lightly with more maple syrup if

desired. I use about 2 Tablespoons.

Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes, or until the middle is cooked. Let

stand 10 minutes to " deflate. "

[Guest guest]

Shalom , I make this often with Whole Wheat and Honey Challah which I usually make every week for Shabbos. It does work better if the bread is " day old " and not so airy as usual. Both homemade whole-grain breads work well, but you know, Challah is just in a class by itself. :-)

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http://www.bepreparedradio.com/category/prepper-podcasts-health/get-real-get-prepared/''

On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 9:41 PM, <kareningotham@...> wrote:

 

Oh, my!

Some time ago, I was in Fairway and a lady was buying challah. As it

turned out, she was planning to make French toast casserole--a new one

on me. She told me to do an Internet search, which I did, but I never

actually made it. I like your substitutions although I'd be inclined to

use whole wheat challah.

Overnight French Toast Casserole

 

Shalom!

Since I grind wheat fresh and bake bread in big batches with no

preservatives, we freeze the extra.

I usually slice up the extra loaves and place them in the freezer for

Overnight French Toast Casserole, one of my family favorites.

I use the VitaMix to prepare the batter.

Here's my adapted recipe.I made this tonight. It's yummy and easy and

pretty enough for overnight guests.

OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Recipe By : Adapted by Vickilynn Haycraft

Serving Size : 12

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

-------- ------------ ------------------------------

--

10 cups whole wheat bread -- cubed (homemade preferred

- 1 loaf worth)

8 large eggs -- organic, mixed

3 cups milk -- organic

2 Tablespoons sucanat -- organic

2 teaspoons vanilla extract -- pure

1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

2 Tablespoons maple syrup --pure

TOPPING

4 Tablespoons butter -- organic, diced

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

4 Tablespoons sucanat -- organic

maple syrup

Cut bread into 1-inch cubes. Place them into a buttered 9 x 13

casserole dish and press the bread cubes down to flatten slightly.

In a blender place the eggs, milk, sucanat, vanilla, salt and maple

syrup. Whiz until thoroughly mixed. Pour batter over the bread cubes.

Cover and refrigerate overnight or at least 8 hours.

Before baking, pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees and remove the

casserole from the oven and let sit at room temp at least 30 minutes.

Place the diced butter evenly over the casserole. Sprinkle with

cinnamon, then sucanat. Drizzle lightly with more maple syrup if

desired. I use about 2 Tablespoons.

Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes, or until the middle is cooked. Let

stand 10 minutes to " deflate. "

[Guest guest]

Or Brioche. Any egg bread.

Terry

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On May 19, 2011, at 1:00 AM, " FOOD FUN " <foodfun@...> wrote:

> Yes, challah would be more typical for this recipe.

> Beverly

> Texas

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> Re: Overnight French Toast Casserole

>

>

> Oh, my!

> Some time ago, I was in Fairway and a lady was buying challah. As it

> turned out, she was planning to make French toast casserole--a new one

> on me. She told me to do an Internet search, which I did, but I never

> actually made it. I like your substitutions although I'd be inclined to

> use whole wheat challah.

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Shalom, Actually, the beauty of this dish is that most any bread (I prefer 100% whole grain bread) works well with this. I've made it with several types. The fun of homemade recipes is that we can be creative and not be limited by only what been done before. We can make exciting new recipes using varied ingredients and even techniques.

The bread does not need to be an egg bread to work well in this recipe. And that makes it great for using up those loaves of bread that you have the last few slices that are day - day old. Pop those babies in the freezer in a bag and keep adding to the bad until you have enough for the casserole. I've done it with different types of breads, all mixed together. Wonderful!

As we learn more about foods for health, it is great to use these with my older recipes and update them. I like to cook and bake " outside the box " sometimes and the fun and results are worth it!Vickilynn Haycraft

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On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 12:17 AM, Terry Pogue <tpogue@...> wrote:

 

Or Brioche. Any egg bread.

Terry

Sent from my iPad

On May 19, 2011, at 1:00 AM, " FOOD FUN " <foodfun@...> wrote:

> Yes, challah would be more typical for this recipe.

> Beverly

> Texas

>

>

> Re: Overnight French Toast Casserole

>

>

> Oh, my!

> Some time ago, I was in Fairway and a lady was buying challah. As it

> turned out, she was planning to make French toast casserole--a new one

> on me. She told me to do an Internet search, which I did, but I never

> actually made it. I like your substitutions although I'd be inclined to

> use whole wheat challah.

>

>

>

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>

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