Challah bread soaked in a cinnamon egg batter is baked atop a layer of syrup for a sweet, upside-down version of French toast casserole perfect for holiday mornings.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Calories
382 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Remove plastic wrap from casserole dish.
Step 2
Lightly grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.
Step 3
Combine brown sugar, butter, corn syrup, 1/2 cup whole milk, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved and syrup is smooth, about 5 minutes. Pour syrup into the prepared casserole dish.
Step 4
Arrange bread slices atop the syrup layer in the casserole dish.
Step 5
Whisk 2 1/2 cups milk, eggs, vanilla extract, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl; pour milk mixture over bread. Cover casserole dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
Step 6
Mix white sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl; sprinkle mixture over casserole. Cover casserole with aluminum foil.
Step 7
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until casserole is cooked through and eggs are set, 25 to 30 minutes. The casserole will be syrupy, but should thicken as it cools.
Ingredients
3 tablespoons white sugar
6 tablespoons light corn syrup
4 large eggs, beaten
1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
0.25 teaspoon salt
0.125 teaspoon salt
1.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
0.75 cup unsalted butter
0.5 cup whole milk
1.5 cups dark brown sugar
2.5 cups whole milk
1 (1 pound) loaf challah bread, cut into 1/2-inch slices
