Overnight Apple French Toast

I originally posted this in 2009. I made it for company a few of weeks ago. I thought it was delicious without any additional sauce. And french bread is better than Texas Toast.

This is a recipe from one of my cookbooks (Gooseberry Patch).
I don't make it often but it is DELICIOUS!
A great breakfast to make ahead- makes the morning easy!

1 C. brown sugar, packed
1/2 C. butter

3 eggs
1 C. milk
1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. vanilla
4 Granny Smith Apples peeled and sliced thin
9 slices day-old French bread

Combine brown sugar, butter in saucepan and heat until thick. Pour into an ungreased 13”x9” pan. Arrange apples slices on top of syrup. Mix eggs, milk and vanilla together in bowl and dip French bread in mixture. Arrange bread on top of apple slices. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove 30 minutes before baking and uncover.
Bake at 350˚ for 35-40 min. or until the top of the bread is browned.
Sauce (optional):
1 C. applesauce 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
10 oz. jar apple jelly 1/8 tsp cloves
Combine and heat, serve over french toast

Whole Wheat Bread

My mixer can only do half of this recipe at a time.

6 C. warm water
1/4 C. oil
1/4 C. dough enhancer
1/2 C. gluten
1/2 C. honey
1 Tbl. salt
6 C. whole wheat flour
2 Tbl. yeast
Add ingredients in order listed. Mix and let sponge for 20 minutes, then add 6 more Cups whole wheat flour.
Knead 8-10 minutes. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until middle of loaf reaches 180-190 degrees. Makes 5 loaves- each 1 1/2 lb.

Version #2

I’ve been making bread at least once a week since Christmas and it has been turning out really well.

Same ingredients minus the dough enhancer. After you have finished kneading the dough, pour a little bit of oil on the counter and knead through a few times. Split the dough in four. Form loaves by gathering loose ends of dough together and rolling back and forth to form a smooth top. Place loaves in greased bread pans. Slice top of loaf diagonally 3 times (optional). Put loaves in the oven and set oven to 350˚. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove loaves from bread pans onto cloth and then brush butter over the top.

If you have never had a PB&J sandwich on homemade whole wheat bread, you are truly missing out. It is the BEST! Especially with homemade strawberry freezer jam.