Stuffed Apple French Toast With Praline Topping Recipes

APPLE-STUFFED FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the brown sugar, butter and corn syrup; cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish; top with half of the pecans, a single layer of bread and remaining pecans. Arrange apples and remaining bread over the top. , In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla, salt and nutmeg. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until lightly browned., In a small saucepan, combine the sauce ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Serve with French toast.

APPLE STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Peel, core, and slice apple.
• Cook apple slices in 1 teaspoon melted butter in a sauce pan over medium heat until soft.
• Drain apples and toss in 1/2 teaspoon sugar and a dash of cinnamon.
• Whisk together half-and-half, egg, vanilla, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg and set aside.
• Cut a pocket into the very thick bread slices almost all the way through.
• Stuff each bread slice with the apple mixture slices (depending how big your bread slice is you may not use all of the apple).
• Put apple stuffed bread into a baking dish.
• Pour liquid mixture over the bread and let stand for about 15 minutes.
• Heat a large skillet on low heat and melt butter.
• Add bread and cook for about 5 minutes on each side.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar if you please and enjoy.

BAKED APPLE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Butter a 9 x 13-inch or 3-QT baking dish. Slice the bread into ¾-inch-thick slices.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, half & half, maple syrup, bourbon, vanilla, and salt.
• Dip each slice of challah into the custard mixture for about 5 seconds, then arrange in an overlapping pattern in the prepared baking dish. Be sure the entire bottom of the dish is covered with the bread. Pour any remaining custard over the bread. Set aside.
• In a large sauté pan, melt the butter over medium-high heat. Add the apples, brown sugar, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Cook, stirring frequently, until the apples are softened and the sugar-syrup is thickened, about 8 minutes. Spoon the apples and sugar-syrup evenly over the bread, making sure not to leave any of the syrup behind. If not baking immediately, cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. Otherwise, proceed with the recipe.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F and set an oven rack in the middle position.
• Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until puffed and golden, about 20 minutes more. Remove from the oven and, using a fine sieve, dust with the confectioners' sugar. Serve with maple syrup.

STUFFED APPLE FRENCH TOAST WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Butter an 11x18-inch casserole dish and layer with 1/2 of the bread slices, covering the bottom completely.
• Melt butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add brown sugar, 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and salt and stir to combine. Add apple slices and cook until crisp-tender, soft but still maintaining their shape, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Spread cooled apple mixture over bread layer in the pan. Top apple mixture with remaining bread slices, overlapping if necessary for good coverage.
• Whisk eggs, half-and-half, heavy cream, vanilla extract, remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a large bowl. Pour over casserole, making sure to cover the bread evenly with the egg mixture. Cover with foil and refrigerate, 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Combine melted butter, brown sugar, pecans, corn syrup, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a bowl. Spread topping evenly over the casserole.
• Bake in the preheated oven until puffed and lightly golden, 40 to 45 minutes. Check halfway through cooking time and cover with foil if the bread is browning too quickly. Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving.

FRENCH TOAST WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Slice french bread into 20 slices, 1-inch thick.
• Arrange slices in buttered 9 by 13 bakiing pan in two rows, overlapping.
• In a large bowl, combine eggs, half-and-half, milk, granulated sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a dash of salt (1st measurements).
• Beat with beater until blended but not too bubbly.
• Pour over bread, covering all and spoon inbetween the slices.
• Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
• THE NEXY DAY:.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Make topping by combining all ingredients starting with the 2 sticks of butter.
• Topp the bread and bake for 40 minutes until lightly golden and puffed.
• Serve with maple syrup.
• (Serving = 2 slices with topping.).

APPLE CINNAMON PUMPKIN FRENCH TOAST WITH PECAN PRALINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Adding eggs and lightly whisking.
• Adding sugar, ground cinnamon, pumpkin spice, nutmeg, salt, vanilla extract, heavy cream and pumpkin puree.
• Combining all ingredients and combining until consistency is smooth.
• Adding butter and non-stick cooking spray to skillet.
• Placing bread into custard and coating on both sides.
• Adding butter and non-stick cooking spray to preheated skillet.
• Placing slices unto skillet and frying until golden brown on both sides.
• Removing and setting aside.

PRALINE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Arrange bread in a single layer in two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Pour egg mixture over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. , Meanwhile, for syrup, combine the brown sugar, corn syrup and water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 3 minutes. Stir in pecans and butter; simmer 2 minutes longer. Serve with French toast.

APPLE-STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Set a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Place apples in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; allow to cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Drain apples and toss with white sugar and cinnamon. Set aside.
• Melt butter with brown sugar and 1 tablespoon of water in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add walnuts and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour into the prepared baking pan and let cool, about 10 minutes.
• Cover butter mixture with a layer of bread. Spread apple mixture evenly on top.
• Beat eggs, milk, and vanilla extract together in a large mixing bowl. Dip remaining bread slices in egg mixture, then place in a layer over the apple mixture. Pour remaining egg mixture over bread, filling the pan nearly to the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden and puffed and a knife inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 50 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cookie sheet. Slice and serve.

BAKED FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch thick each. (Use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9X13 casserole dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices.
• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half and half, milk, sugar, vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon 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 °F. Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 45 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with Raspberry Syrup.
• Praline Topping:
• Combine butter, brown sugar, pecans, light corn syrup, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg in a medium bowl and blend well. Spread over bread as directed above.
• Raspberry Syrup:
• Combine raspberry preserves, water and liqueur in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Stir until warm and thinned out like syrup.