French Toast Casserole

Another one of those things that is just easier to bake in one dish instead of dipping and flipping for half an hour while holding a 20lb kid. Honestly I think I prefer it to regular french toast. French toast has never been my favorite but my hubby likes it so we have it from time to time. Well I had this at a baby shower and decided it was worth it to make at home, so the next weekend when little boy woke up a hour before eveyone else i put this together and then played until hubby and little lady finally woke up.

8 pieces of bread

4T butter 

1/3 cup brown sugar 

2 eggs

1/2 to 2/3 cup milk

1/2 t vanilla

In a  8x9 pan melt your butter in your oven while it preheats to 350. Then sprinkle on the brown sugar. Place one layer of bread on top (4 pieces fit perfect in my pan). Beat up your egg, milk, and vanilla pour half on top of the bread and layer another 4 pieces of bread. pour on the rest of your egg mix and sprinkle on some cinnamon. Then bake for about 40 minutes. I served mine with some homemade apple sauce and it was fantastic.  

You want the egg to absorb into the bread so you can do this the night befor if you think about it, or just let it sit for a couple minutes before putting it in the oven.

I used wheat bread the first time which was great but then I used a soft load of sourdough and it was SO yummy. I'm loving sourdough and use it all the time now, either the soft bread loaf or the artisan, each are good on their own way.