Barefoot Contessa Baked French Toast Casserole Recipe
Try Barefoot Contessa Baked French Toast Casserole Recipe for an easy Sunday brunch. Let's start this recipe with quality ingredients.
Ingredients
- Grated orange zest: 1tablespoon
- Large eggs: 8
- Pure Vanilla Extract: 1tablespoon
- Honey: 3tablespoon
- Kosher Salt: ΒΌ tablespoon
- Milk or half-and-half: 5cups
- Butter: 1 tablespoon
- Challah Loaf: 1
- Confectioners maple syrup and sugar: for serving
Instructions
Step:01
- Preheat your oven to 350 F.
Step: 02
- Grease your baking dish with one tablespoon of butter. Use a rectangular or oval-shaped dish.
Step:03
- Now, prepare the bread slices and arrange them evenly in the buttered baking dish.
Step:04
- Add eggs, half-and-half, vanilla, honey, orange zest, and Kosher salt in a large bowl.
Step:05
- Whisk all the ingredients.
Step:06
- Pour the mixture over Challah bread and make sure all the pisces are fully covered.
Step:07
- Leave it for 10 minutes and let the bread absorb the mixture completely.
Step:08
- Fill a big roasting pan with boiling water. Put the baking dish in a roasting pan and cover it with aluminium foil.
Step:09
- Make slashes in the aluminum foil and cook it for 40-45 minutes.
Step:10
- Remove the aluminium foil till the bread is puffed up.
Step:11
- Remove your baking dish from the oven and allow it to cool.
Step:12
- Sprinkle confectioners and sugar.
Step:13
- Your dish is ready to serve immediately with hot maple syrup.