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edmos1 · 06-23-2006, 11:56 PM

So I am entertaining next week, and am going to have a full house. While I do like cooking a nice breakfast on the weekend, I do not think I will have the time (especially to clean up)
I went to a friends house last holiday, and his girlfriend (at the time) served a breakfast caserole. It was sort of a moist french toast, but not a bread pudding, the bread was still intact.

Any ideas what this was? or did she have some secret. I would like to serve this one morning, (quick and easy, heat up in the oven) hers was premade.

maleficent · 06-24-2006, 04:30 AM

this thread had a bunch of french toast recipes

http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=103892

there's a casserole recipe found att his sitehttp://www.bbonline.com/ny/jefferson/recipe1.html
that is ourrageously good
that entire site actually has a tonnage of really neat breakfast recipes (it's a Bed and BReakfast Inn site that lists all their recipes...

Grasshopper Green · 06-24-2006, 06:34 AM

I've made french toast casseroles several times...I get my recipes from allrecipes.com. Just search for french toast (NOT french toast casserole) and you'll get many recipes.

http://brunch.allrecipes.com/az/MkhdFrnchTst.asp
http://bread.allrecipes.com/az/Overn...nnamonFren.asp

These are both recipes I've tried that turned out great.

snowy · 06-24-2006, 12:32 PM

Here is a recipe for French Toast Casserole from Paula Deen--very yummy and easy to make, and I definitely recommend the praline topping.

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1 loaf French bread (13 to 16 ounces)
8 large eggs
2 cups half-and-half
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Dash salt
Praline Topping, recipe follows
Maple syrup

Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each. (Use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.

The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with maple syrup.

Praline Topping:
1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Makes enough for Baked French Toast Casserole.

If you would like a savory version, here is a recipe from Sara Moulton that I love:

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Cheese Sandwich Souffle

This is a recipe from my grandmother Ruth that I love for its simplicity. It is nothing more than a ham and cheese sandwich over which you pour some beaten eggs and milk, let it soak and then bake. (I confess that I dressed it up a little by adding the ham...and that my son Sam insists I should have added even more.) Any flavorful sliced melting cheese and any flavorful pork product cooked bacon, pancetta, prosciutto, or good old-fashioned country ham would work here. This dish can serve as a great light lunch or supper for 2 or because it requires so little prep as the main attraction at a brunch for a bunch of friends.

8 slices homemade-style white bread, 3 to 4 inches square, crusts removed
1/4 pound thinly sliced cheese (Muenster, provolone, fontina or Gruyere)
2 ounces prosciutto or boiled ham, thinly sliced, optional
3 large eggs
2 cups whole milk
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Lightly butter an 8-inch square baking dish and arrange 4 slices of the bread flat on the bottom. Cover each with equal amounts of cheese and ham, if desired. Top with the remaining bread.

Beat the eggs lightly in a small bowl and pour in the milk. Season with the salt and blend well. Pour over the sandwiches, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the sandwiches, uncovered, until lightly browned around the edges and set in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. Serve hot.

Recipes from www.foodnetwork.com

Grasshopper Green · 06-25-2006, 08:32 AM

That first recipe you posted sounds very similar to one I tried, owl...and it was really good. The second one sounds delicious...I'm definitely going to have to try it. I'm not a fantastic cook, but I love to make breakfast!

edmos1 · 07-03-2006, 09:32 AM

Thanks I went with the jefferson special, it was very good, and made the party weekend much easier

MontanaXVI · 07-04-2006, 01:49 PM

don't forget

http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=...le%20casserole

The White castle breakfast casserole......

la petite moi · 07-04-2006, 11:02 PM

OMG, that White Castle casserole sounds NASTY. But I guess don't knock it 'til you try it. (Except I wouldn't, since I'm a vegetarian.)

06-23-2006, 11:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
edmos1 Daddy Location: Right next door to Hell	Breakfast Caserole So I am entertaining next week, and am going to have a full house. While I do like cooking a nice breakfast on the weekend, I do not think I will have the time (especially to clean up) I went to a friends house last holiday, and his girlfriend (at the time) served a breakfast caserole. It was sort of a moist french toast, but not a bread pudding, the bread was still intact. Any ideas what this was? or did she have some secret. I would like to serve this one morning, (quick and easy, heat up in the oven) hers was premade.

06-24-2006, 04:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	this thread had a bunch of french toast recipes http://www.tfproject.org/tfp/showthread.php?t=103892 there's a casserole recipe found att his sitehttp://www.bbonline.com/ny/jefferson/recipe1.html that is ourrageously good that entire site actually has a tonnage of really neat breakfast recipes (it's a Bed and BReakfast Inn site that lists all their recipes... __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

06-24-2006, 06:34 AM	#3 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	I've made french toast casseroles several times...I get my recipes from allrecipes.com. Just search for french toast (NOT french toast casserole) and you'll get many recipes. http://brunch.allrecipes.com/az/MkhdFrnchTst.asp http://bread.allrecipes.com/az/Overn...nnamonFren.asp These are both recipes I've tried that turned out great. __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

06-25-2006, 08:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
Grasshopper Green ...is a comical chap Location: Where morons reign supreme	That first recipe you posted sounds very similar to one I tried, owl...and it was really good. The second one sounds delicious...I'm definitely going to have to try it. I'm not a fantastic cook, but I love to make breakfast! __________________ "They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king" Formerly Medusa

07-04-2006, 01:49 PM	#7 (permalink)
MontanaXVI Junkie Location: Go A's!!!!	don't forget http://www.astray.com/recipes/?show=...le%20casserole The White castle breakfast casserole...... __________________ Spank you very much

07-03-2006, 09:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
edmos1 Daddy Location: Right next door to Hell	Thanks I went with the jefferson special, it was very good, and made the party weekend much easier

07-04-2006, 11:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
la petite moi Filling the Void. Location: California	OMG, that White Castle casserole sounds NASTY. But I guess don't knock it 'til you try it. (Except I wouldn't, since I'm a vegetarian.)