Overnight french toast casserole with bourbon-maple syrup
Recipe by Schalene Dagutis
1 cup packed light brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter, melted
1 cup pure maple syrup, divided
1 cup chopped toasted pecans, divided
12 (1-inch-thick) baguette slices (from 1 baguette, ends discarded)
5 large eggs, lightly beaten
1-1/4 cups whole milk
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon orange zest plus 1 tablespoon fresh juice (from 1 orange)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1-1/4 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) bourbon
Powdered sugar, for serving
Prep. Time → 15 min
Cook Time → 60 min
1. Stir together brown sugar, melted butter, and 1⁄4 cup of the maple syrup. Spread mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish lightly coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with 3⁄4 cup of the pecans. Arrange baguette slices evenly on top.
2. Whisk together next 5 ingredients and 1 teaspoon of the vanilla. Pour over baguette slices. Cover; chill 8 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove baking dish from refrigerator; let stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Bake, uncovered, until golden brown and set, about 35 minutes.
4. During final 10 minutes of baking, combine bourbon and remaining 3⁄4 cup maple syrup and 1⁄4 teaspoon vanilla in a saucepan. Cook over low, stirring, until warm, 2 minutes. Remove from heat; cover pan.
5. Sprinkle casserole with powdered sugar and remaining 1⁄4 cup pecans. Serve with Bourbon-Maple Syrup.
main courses, breakfast, casserole, french toast April 11, 2019 14:17
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