French Toast Casserole

George asked for the recipe.  It certainly isn't carb/WLS food.  I had 3 bites that tasted quite good, but something I don't prepare unless I have company. 

 

French Toast Casserole

French Toast Ingredients
1 loaf French bread (13 to 16 ounces) OR 3/4 of the loaf of Texas Toast
6 large eggs
1 cup half-and-half
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash salt

Directions
Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each. (Use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whis****il blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.

The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F and make the Praline Topping.

Praline Topping Ingredients
2 sticks butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well.

Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with maple syrup.    
I melted the butter in the topping and poured the topping over the bread.  I don't think that's the way it is intended, but it was easier and tasted yummy.

You are right....I could gain weight just smelling this....LOL

Actually I copied the recipe and I am going to send it to my daughters.

Thank you....hugs....connie d

sounds yummo- we got lazy awhile back and started making our (stove top) french toast in a similar way--just tear up the bread and stir into the egg/milk/nutmeg/cinnamon/vanilla mixture--let it stand abit if time then cook on the stove--we do use sf syrup and it is NOT carb friendly but i love it!!!!

I love french toast...I'm going to try this with a couple of changes.....I'm going to use only 3 eggs and add egg whites plus I'm going to add some raisins and cranberries to the french toast ingred and I'm going to skip the praline topping. 

OMG when I read the ingredients in the praline topping I felt like I was gaining 5 lbs.....LOL.

Thanks for the idea....I'm going to bake this for Saturday breakfast.  I love the smell of baking in the house.  yum yum

If I was making it just for myself and DH I would use egg beaters and Splenda brown sugar.  That would help a little bit.  But since I can't eat my weight in food anymore, 2-3 bites isn't going to hurt.  Besides, the pecans add protein. LOL  I thought I had raisins and was going to add those too, but I was out.

Sounds like something the grands would like - thanks for sharing.  I live in Iowa too.  (Eastern)  What part of Iowa are you from?

Randa

We're in southwest Iowa.  50 miles from Nebraska, 8 miles from Missouri. 

Shucks - I was hoping we were closer - I am over by the Quad Cities.  Nice to meet you!
I don't post often, but I try to read every day.  Have a great weekend!
Randa