Apple Cinnamon French Toast Strata Recipes

APPLE CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST BAKE RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Cut the bread into 1-inch (2 ½ cm) cubes.
• Dice peeled apples into small bite-size pieces.
• Preheat the oven to 350˚F (180˚C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together the bread, apples, sugar, and cornstarch.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon.
• Pour egg mixture into the bread bowl.
• Give the ingredients a good stir, then pour into a 9x13-inch (33 cm X 23 cm) greased baking tray.
• Drizzle with maple syrup.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until golden brown.
• Enjoy!

APPLE CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Add apple slices, brown sugar, and butter in a medium sauce pan. Cook over medium high heat until brown sugar has dissolved and butter has melted. Add 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and reduce heat to simmer. Cook 6-8 minutes longer. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly and thicken while you prepare toast.
• In a large, wide bowl whisk together eggs, vanilla, milk, and cinnamon. Stir in flour and whisk until smooth. Completely submerge one slice of bread in the mixture, careful to coat both sides. Lift the bread out of the liquid and allow to drip off excess.
• Cook toast in a large pan over medium heat 1-2 minutes until lightly browned, then flip and cook other side 1-2 minutes. Repeat with remaining bread slices. Generously top toasts with apple-cinnamon mixture. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.

CINNAMON-APPLE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix brown sugar, butter and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with apples and cranberries. Arrange bread slices over fruit. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining cinnamon; pour over bread. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Remove French toast from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, covered, 40 minutes. Bake, uncovered, 20-25 minutes longer or until golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5-10 minutes before serving. To serve, invert onto a serving platter.

FRENCH TOAST STRATA

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13x2 rectangular baking dish.
• Place half the bread cubes in the dish.
• Sprinkle with cream cheese cubes and then remaining bread cubes.
• Combine eggs, cream, melted butter and syrup.
• Mix well and pour over bread and cheese cubes.
• Using a spatula, press layers down to moisten.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours, or overnight.
• Remove plastic wrap and bake uncovered for 35- 40 minutes at 350ºF, or until set and golden brown.
• Let stand about 10 minutes before cutting.
• Top with your favorite syrup, or apple cider syrup (see database), or a big dollop of whipped cream.

FRENCH TOAST STRATA

Steps:

• Arrange half of the bread cubes in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with cream cheese and remaining bread. In a blender, combine the eggs, milk, butter and maple syrup; cover and process until smooth. 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 a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving., For syrup, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Gradually whisk in cider and lemon juice. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Stir in butter until melted. Serve warm with strata.

APPLE RAISIN FRENCH TOAST STRATA

Steps:

• Coat a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange 1/2 of the cubed raisin bread in the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle the cream cheese evenly over the bread, and top with the apples. If you like extra raisins, add them now. Top with remaining bread.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the cream, butter, and maple syrup. Pour over the bread mixture. Cover with plastic wrap, and press down so that all bread pieces are soaked. Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

CINNAMON-APPLE STRATA

Steps:

• Grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Place apples, butter, brown sugar, 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon, and salt into a skillet over medium heat. Saute until sugar bubbles, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Place eggs, half-and-half, cream cheese, and remaining cinnamon into a blender and blend until smooth.
• Scatter cubed bagels, cooked apples, and pecans in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour egg mixture on top, making sure to submerge bagel cubes. Let sit in the refrigerator 8 hours to overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Bake in the preheated oven until no liquid remains, 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot.

FRENCH TOAST APPLE-MAPLE BRUNCH STRATA

Steps:

• Butter a 9-inch baking dish.
• Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add in apples and saute until just softened (about 3 minutes) remove from heat.
• Stir in the raisins, walnuts, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/2 cup sour cream.
• In a medium bowl beat eggs, half and half, maple syrup and remaining 1/2 cup sour cream.
• Layer HALF of the sliced bread in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Spread the apple/sour cream mixture over the bread slices, then top with remaining bread slices.
• Pour the egg mixture over the top of the bread.
• Cover and refrigerate from 2-24 hours.
• Set oven to 325 degrees.
• Bake for about 50-60 minutes or until set and lightly browned.
• Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.