Big Mama's Recipes - Breakfast Recipes -Morning French Toast

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Morning French Toast

Ingredients

1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted
3 teaspoons ground cinnamon divided
3 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and thinky sliced
1/2 cup dried cranberries or raisins
1 loaf italian or French bread cut into 1 inch slices
6 large eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tablespon pure vanilla extract

Directions:

Combine brown sugar, butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a 13 x 9 inch baking dish. Add apples and cranberries: toss well to coat. Spread apple mixture evenly over bottom of baking dish. Arrange slices of bread on top.
Mix eggs, milk, vanilla nad remaining 2 teaspooons cinnamon until well blended. Pour mixture over bread, soaking bread completely. cover and refrigerate 4 to 24 hours.
Bake uncovered with aluminum foil, in a preheated 375 degrees oven for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 minutes. Remove from oven, let stand 5 minutes. Serve warm.
Makes 12 servings