YES! Another recipe taken off my starred list in my google reader! I have been wanting to try this recipe for a long time, but it just never worked out.
Sadly after all that wait I don’t feel like it was worth it 
To me this was too “eggy” I am not a big egg person, the top piece and the cream cheese part were awesome, the bottom piece was total mush and the egg was just that egg I will try this again, but wont do the layer, and wont use as many eggs etc.
Yummy Baked French Toast (From: Sugar Girl Bakeshop Found On: Meli Can Cook)
- 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2-3/4 walnuts (I omitted)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
Filling:
- 1 bar of 1/3 fat or Fat free cream cheese
- a handful of dried cranberries (I omitted)
- 1/4C chopped walnuts. (I omitted)
Prepare filling by mixing together cream cheese, cranberries and walnuts. Layer one baguette slice and top it like a sandwich with another slice of baguette.
Butter a 9×13 inch baking dish. Arrange the slices of bread in the bottom. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over bread slices, scatter walnuts, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar; heat until bubbling. Pour over bread and egg mixture.
Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
Serve with Maple Syrup, if you please.
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I don’t love french toast – it can definitely be too eggy!