Baked Apple-Cinnamon French Toast

TGIF Friday December 17, 2010

Baked Apple-Cinnamon French Toast
I saw this recipe & sounded nice for the holidays or even New Year's day morn. It looks easy to change up the spices too if you want a little different flavor. Anyone want to make it for me???

Baked Apple-Cinnamon French Toast

This baked apple-cinnamon French toast can be prepared in advance and then simply popped in the oven for a leisurely and luxurious weekend morning. By using non-fat instead of whole milk and eliminating the egg yolks, the calories are cut by half and the fat is reduced by nearly 80 percent in our griddle-free version.

Note that it requires eight hours of refrigeration time, so plan ahead.

INGREDIENTS
3 cups nonfat milk
2 cups egg whites, or store-bought pasteurized liquid egg whites
3 tablespoons honey
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1-pound loaf sliced whole-wheat bread
1 cup chopped dried apple rings (3 ounces)
1/2 cup raisins
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 tablespoon organic confectioners’ sugar (optional)

1. Whisk milk, egg whites, honey, vanilla and salt in a large bowl.

2. Trim crusts off 8 bread slices and set aside. Cut the crusts and the remaining bread into 1-inch pieces. Toss with dried apples, raisins, cinnamon and nutmeg in another large bowl.

3. Lightly oil a 9-by-13-inch baking pan. Transfer the bread mixture to the pan. Lay the reserved crustless slices evenly on top, trimming to fit. Whisk the milk mixture one more time, then pour evenly over the bread. Press the bread down with the back of a wooden spoon, making sure it’s evenly moist. Cover with parchment paper, then foil, and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours.

4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake the casserole, covered, for 40 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until puffed, set and lightly browned, about 20 minutes more. Let stand for 10 minutes; dust with confectioners’ sugar and serve.

Yield: 12 servings.

Recipe Nutrition
Per serving: 183 calories; 1 g fat (0 g saturated fat, 1g mono unsaturated fat); 1 mg cholesterol; 33 g carbohydrates; 10 g protein; 4 g fiber; 344 mg sodium; 312 mg potassium. Nutrition Bonus: Selenium (21% daily value). 2 Carbohydrate Servings. Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fruit.

What is your favorite breakfast/brunch to eat around the holidays? Is it a family tradition or do you have a family tradition???

Posted by truth2beingfit at 12/16/2010 9:50 PM
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  • 12/16/2010 10:26 PM Lisa wrote:
    well since i am HARDLY a cook we usually go to jack in the box on Christmas since it is the only fast food place open! we must have our fountain diet coke you know
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  • 12/17/2010 5:52 AM Karen wrote:
    We have no breakfast traditions: my boys sleep through it and that is the one meal of the day when I just eat the same healthy thing over and over. I do sometimes like breakfast food for dinner But, we have house-guests coming for several days so there will be breakfast served, at least to them. I wonder if I can get away with eating my beans while they eat pancakes and bagels and eggs and...
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  • 12/17/2010 10:25 AM april wrote:
    Mmm this does look good! We don't have any breakfast traditions, but we usually have tamales for lunch on Christmas!
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  • 12/17/2010 3:15 PM sian wrote:
    Yum! That looks good and I would make it for you if we lived closer!
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  • 12/17/2010 4:42 PM Cammy-TippyToeDiet wrote:
    I don't like French toast, so someone else will have to make it for you. (Besides, with shipping, it could get messy.)

    My family has a big ol' southern-style country breakfast on Christmas morning, which includes eggs, breakfast meats, fried potatoes, and biscuits. For health reasons, none of us eat this way normally, but we decided a once-a-year splurge was okay. We enjoy it so much, partially because it's tasty, but also because we DO only have it once a year.
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  • 12/17/2010 5:09 PM Debbi Does Dinner Healthy wrote:
    This sounds wonderful! Almost like a breakfast bread pudding!
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  • 12/17/2010 6:50 PM Lori wrote:
    Eeeeeeee! I love french toast, but don't make it often. Might need to change that.
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  • 12/21/2010 3:00 PM Geosomin wrote:
    our thing is eggnog pancakes and bacon...yum!
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