We love traditions, especially if this French toast recipe is part of it. This is divine! The brown sugar mixture on the bottom gives the bread a buttery, caramel flavor. Mixed with the eggnog soaked into bread makes for a special treat. It's a super easy breakfast for Christmas morning since the work is done the day before. This is so good, it may become a Christmas tradition for your family, too. When I became a mommy, it was important to me to carry on my family traditions for my children. Eggnog was always a favorite holiday beverage of mine. My papa always made it fresh. Rarely did we have store-bought. As my kids got older, they too enjoyed this tasty treat that great-papa would make them when we visited for the holidays. Christmas morning breakfast always consisted of "French toast bake." A dish you prepare the night before, then bake in the oven in the morning while the kids opened their presents. Since eggnog was a favorite, I adapted for our new tradition. Hope you enjoy!
Ingredients :
- 1 cup(s) brown sugar
- firmly packed
- 1/2 cup(s) butter
- 8 large eggs
- 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
- 2 cup(s) eggnog
- 1 1/2 ounce(s) rum
- optional
- 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) nutmeg
- - pinch salt
- 1 - loaf French or Italian bread
- cut into 1-inch slices
Intructions :
- In a small saucepan
- add the brown sugar and butter. Cook over medium heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and pour into a baking dish
- or any tempered glass 9x13-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
- In a separate bowl
- add the eggs
- vanilla
- eggnog
- and rum
- if using. Whisk together.
- In a small bowl
- mix together the flour
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- and salt. Whisk into the egg mixture.
- Dip bread into eggnog mix and place onto the brown sugar/ butter mixture. Pour any remaining eggnog mix overtop bread.
- Cover with foil
- and refrigerate overnight. In the morning
- remove from the refrigerator and bring to room temperature while preheating the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Bake while covered 25-30 minutes. Then remove foil and bake uncovered 5-10 minutes. Serve with warm maple syrup.
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