I have made this recipe twice in the last month for family and everyone really enjoyed it. You can try it with the strawberries and powdered sugar as she suggests or, if you're a purist, just go with syrup. You will not be disappointed. After all, with french bread layered over caramel with cream cheese and strawberries in the middle, how can you go wrong?
This would be a GREAT breakfast for Easter Morning, just sayin'. :)
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Strawberry and Cream Cheese Stuffed French Toast
Jamie Cooks It Up
Time: 20 minutes prep + overnight refrigeration then 60-90 minutes baking Yield: 10 servings Recipe from my pretty sister Alli Barh 1 loaf french bread 1/2 C melted butter 3/4 C brown sugar 1/2 C corn syrup 8 oz cream cheese 1 egg 1/3 C sugar 1/2 C strawberry jam 8 eggs 1 C milk cinnamon Fresh Strawberries Powdered sugar 1. Combine the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. 2. Slice up your bread. You want the pieces to be about 1/2 inch thick. 3. Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Pour the butter/brown sugar mixture in the bottom of the pan. 4. Smooth it all out, so it covers the bottom entirely. 5. Lay your slices of bread on top of the buttery brown sugar. I had to cut some of my slices in half, still turned out great! You can have them touch each other, just not overlap. 6. In a separate bowl combine the cream cheese, egg, sugar and strawberry jam. Beat with hand held beaters (or in your stand mixer) until nice and smooth. Pour it right over the top of the bread. 7. Layer more bread over the top of the cream cheese filling. 8. In another bowl (ok, this takes a lot of bowls!) combine the 8 eggs and 1 C of milk. Whisk them around until well combined. Pour over the top of the bread. 9. Sprinkle the top of the bread with some cinnamon. 10. Cover and refrigerate overnight. 11. Bake in the morning at 350. Depending on how quickly your oven cooks, and how cold you keep your fridge you will need to bake it for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. It needs to soak up all of the egg and milk juice, and have time to caramelize along the bottom. Take the foil off for the last 15 minutes of cooking. 12. Serve with fresh strawberries and powdered sugar. You can also use frozen strawberries. This is the middle of the winter after all! Just be sure they have had a chance to thaw. Enjoy! |
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