Description
Brioche French Toast Casserole is the perfect recipe to serve for breakfast on Christmas morning. Best of all it can be prepped the night before.
Ingredients
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- 120g (1/2 cup) butter, melted
- 200g (1 cup, packed) brown sugar
- 2 brioche loaves, cut into 4cm (1 1/2 inch) slices
- 16 eggs, beaten
- 500ml (2 cups) whole milk
- 30ml (2 tbsp) vanilla extract
- 5g (2 tsp) ground cinnamon
- 3g (1/2 tsp) ground ginger
- 1g (1/4 tsp) ground nutmeg
- 1g (1/4 tsp) salt
- 109g (1 cup) pecan nuts, chopped
- Maple syrup, to serve
- Confectioners sugar, to serve
Instructions
- Combine the melted butter and sugar in a small bowl.
- Tip the contents into a 33x23x7cm (13x9x3in) casserole dish and cover the base evenly.
- Arrange the brioche slices in the casserole dish and cut to fit where necessary.
- Whisk together the milk, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and salt in a bowl.
- Pour the eggy mixture evenly over the bread slices.
- Sprinkle the pecans over the casserole evenly.
- Cover the casserole with Saran wrap then place in the fridge for at least 4 hours, but preferably overnight.
- Remove the casserole from the fridge and leave at room temperature for between 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180˚C/fan 160˚C/350˚F/gas 4.
- Remove the Saran wrap, then cover with tin foil.
- Place the casserole in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove the tin foil and cook for another 30 minutes until golden and crispy.
- Dust with icing sugar, drizzle with maple syrup, fresh fruit, a dollop of Greek yogurt, or a quenelle of whipped vanilla cream. Enjoy!
Notes
- If you are feeling extra indulgent, you can substitute the milk with heavy/double cream.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
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