Praline French Toast Casserole Paula Deen Recipes

Steps:

• Generously butter a 13 X 9 inch casserole dish;.
• Mix the eggs, half and half, maple syrup,and sugar in a large bowl.
• Place the bread slices in the prepared casserole dish and cover with the egg mixture: cover with plastic wrap and let soak overnight in refrigerator.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; remove the casserole from refrigerator.
• Make the Topping: melt the butter in a saucepan; add sugar and maple syrup and cook for 1 to 2 minutes; stir in pecans;.
• Pour the mixture over the bread and bake for 45 to 55 minutes, allow to cool 10 minutes before serving, enjoy.

Steps:

• Mix half-and-half, eggs, vanilla, and 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar together in a large shallow bowl; add French bread. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place butter in a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Place casserole dish in the preheating oven to melt butter, about 5 minutes. Swirl butter over bottom of the dish.
• Spread brown sugar, maple syrup, and pecans over the melted butter. Arrange soaked bread atop pecan mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until French toast is cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Steps:

• Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking dish generously with butter.
• Cut the bread crosswise into twenty 1-inch thick slices.
• Arrange the slices in two overlapping rows.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
• Beat with a whisk until the custard mixture is blended but not too foamy.
• Pour the custard over the bread slices, making sure they all are covered evenly.
• Spoon some of the custard in between the slices.
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Meanwhile, prepare the praline topping: in a medium bowl, combine the butter, brown sugar, pecans, corn syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg; blend well with a fork.
• Spread the topping evenly over the bread slices.
• Bake until puffed and lightly golden, about 45 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the raspberry syrup: in a small saucepan, heat the preserves, liqueur, and 3 tablespoons water over medium heat.
• Stir until warm and thinned out to a syruplike consistency.
• Serve the French toast casserole drizzled with the raspberry syrup.

Steps:

• Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each. (Use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare the Praline Topping:.
• Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Makes enough for Baked French Toast Casserole.
• Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden.
• Serve with maple syrup.