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                     APPLE-CINNAMON BAKED FRENCH TOAST
 
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 Serving Size  : 10   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Breakfast
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    1       lb           Loaf French bread
                         Nonstick cooking spray
    8       lg           Eggs -- slightly beaten
    3 1/2   c            Skim milk
    1       c            Sugar -- divided
    1       tb           Vanilla extract
    6       md           Apples -- peel/core/thin slice
    3       ts           Ground cinnamon
    1       t            Ground nutmeg
    1       tb           Butter
 
   1. Slice bread into 1 1/2-inch slices. Coat a
   9-by-13-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray and
   tightly pack bread into pan.
   
   2. In a large bowl, stir together eggs, milk,  1/2 cup
   sugar and the vanilla. Pour half of the egg mixture
   over the bread slices.
   
   3. Evenly distribute apple slices over bread. Top with
   remaining  egg mixture.
   
   4. In a small bowl combine remaining  1/2 cup sugar,
   the cinnamon  and nutmeg. Sprinkle over apples. Dot
   with butter. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
   
   5. The next day, uncover pan and bake in a preheated
   350-degree oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let
   stand for 10 to 15 minutes. Cut into squares and serve
   warm.
   
   from Joseph Stefanic, Oak Park, Illinois
   
   Source: Chicago Sun Times, August 7, 1996
  
 
 
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