Apple French Toast
A baked French toast scented with cinnamon and nutmeg and topped with a heap of apples
Ingredients
- 450 g baguette / whole grain bread, sliced
- 4-5 eggs
- 50 g golden castor sugar
- 1/2 tsp powdered cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp powdered nutmeg
- 550 ml milk
- 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
For the apple topping
- 4 medium sized apples, cored and thinly sliced with skin on
- 3 tbsp soft or melted butter
- 3/4 tsp powdered cinnamon
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 30 g granulated sugar
Instructions
- Lightly grease the sides and bottom of a 9"x 13" baking dish with butter and arrange the sliced bread in a single layer.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, sugar, vanilla and ground spices until combined well.
- Pour this mixture evenly over the bread slices.
- In another bowl, toss the apples with the sugar, butter, lemon juice and powdered cinnamon. Arrange the apple slices over the bread in a single or 2 layers.
- Cover the dish with clingfilm and refrigerate overnight or for up to 2 days.
- Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. Remove the baking dish from the fridge and bake the French toast for 45-50 minutes or till the egg custard has set. Serve warm.