This would certainly make a delicious start to any day. I posted this recipe before and it was such a hit I thought I should bring it back for another round.
Bed Bath & Beyond asked their associates for their best holiday recipes, and found some amazing new dishes from around the country. They tested them with a panel of experts and picked the cream of the crop for their 2013 Holiday Newsletter. Here is another one that you might enjoy:
Submitted by: Diane K. - Phoenix, AZ
Testers say: “Really Good! Liked it a lot. Definite crowd pleaser.”
Overview:
Ingredients:
- 1 - 1 1/2 loaf French Bread (baguette)
- 8 eggs
- 3 1/2 cups milk
- 1 cup sugar, divided
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- 1 tablespoon Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon Ginger
- Pinch of Cloves
- 1 tablespoon of butter, cut in pea sized pieces
- 5-6 medium cooking apples (Gala)
Instructions:
- Spray a 13 x 9 inch pan with cooking spray.
- Slice bread into 1 ½-inch thick slices and tightly pack into pan.
- In a large bowl whisk eggs, milk, 1/2 cup sugar, and vanilla until blended and pour half the milk/egg mixture over the bread.
- Peel, core and slice apples and arrange half of the apple slices (in rows) on top of the bread.
- Mix together the remaining sugar (1/2 cup), cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves and sprinkle half of the mixture over the apples.
- Pour the remaining milk/egg mixture over the apples and sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture.
- Dot with butter, cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- It will rise high and brown.
- Let sit 5 to 10 minutes before serving.
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Good morning Lisa. My oh my! that sounds tasty, I guess I missed it on the first go around
This one gets a bookmark...it does sound wonderful !
That does look extremely yummy on a cold morning Lisa Von Domek in the Pacific NW
That looks like it would be delicious, I will have to find this Diane K woman and ask her to make me some, haha.
Oh lord, I wish I wouldn't have clicked on this post but the human body can take a little fun every once in awhile.
Now that looks totally delicious, Lisa. I've added two pounds just reading the recipe!
The important thing is that you found it this time around James Dray ...enjoy!
It's perfect for a winter Wisconsin day Sally K. & David L. Hanson
It will certainly be a warm and tasty start to your day Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, Broker, Tacoma Washington !
Great plan Brian England
Absolutely Joe Pryor and I bet Henri would like a sample of this one too
Christmas calories don't count Nina Hollander
WHEW! Glad I saw this recipe before Sandy! Now I can delete it and avoid becoming Mr. El Blimpo! You're really teasing me, Lisa Von Domek ! BAD LISA!
Uh-oh Sandy Padula and Norm Padula, JD, GRI NMLS#1483386 (Norm)
...do you mean that I was not supposed to email her this recipe? I knew that she would want it...
Does indeed look like it would be tasty
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