Description
Crunchy on the outside but soft and eggy on the inside, scrumptious Baked French Toast is always a great way to feed a crowd at breakfast!
Ingredients
- 4 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- Pinch of salt
- 8 slices brioche or thick bread
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture:
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter a 16×12-inch rimmed sheet pan.
- Beat eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar and a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl until well combined and slightly fluffy.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together the 2 tablespoons sugar and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon until well combined.
- Dip the bread slices in the egg mixture and let soak on each side for 10 seconds until slightly saturated but not soggy. Transfer the soaked slices of bread to the prepared sheet pan. When transferring the soaked bread to the sheet pan for cooking, be sure to let any excess egg mixture drip back into the shallow dish.
- Sprinkle the top of the bread slices on the sheet pan generously with some of the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place the sheet pan on the middle rack of the oven and let bake for 10 minutes. Remove the sheet pan from the oven and carefully flip each slice of bread. Sprinkle the top of the slices generously with some of the remaining cinnamon sugar mixture. Return the sheet pan to the oven and let the bread back for another 10 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and slightly crisp on both sides.
- Serve with maple syrup, fresh fruits and powdered sugar, if desired. Baked French Toast is also fabulous enjoyed by itself…it tastes like big cinnamon toast crunch…slightly crunch on the outside yet soft in the center.