Ingredients

1 loaf sturdy white bread, cubed

One 8-ounce container cream cheese

10 large eggs

1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

2 apples, chopped

1/2 cup sugar

Juice of 1 lemon

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2-1/2 cups half & half

1/2 cup maple syrup

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

2 Tablespoons powdered sugar

Combine cinnamon and sugar and sprinkle over apples. Add lemon juice and toss. Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish and spread half of the bread cubes in dish. Spread apples over bread, and spread rest of bread cubes on top; sprinkle with pecans. Beat cream cheese with mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time. Add half & half, maple syrup, and vanilla and mix until smooth. Pour mixture over bread, cover with aluminum foil, and refrigerate overnight.

Next morning, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Remove bread mixture from refrigerator and let stand for 30 minutes. Bake for 30 minutes, remove foil, and return to oven for 20 minutes more or until set. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, cut into squares, and serve with syrup.

Serves: 8 to 10 comfortably

• Biltmore Village Inn on VirtualCities.com
• Biltmore Village Inn Website
• You found this recipe on 1st Traveler's Choice Internet Cookbook. (www.virtualcities.com)

Other Recipes on the Internet Cookbook of 1st Traveler's Choice with 1000's of tried and tested recipes from Innkeepers, Chefs, and Culinary Professionals.
Internet Cookbook Recipe Index
Other Bed and Breakfast, Country Inns and Small Hotels on 1st Traveler's Choice Travel and Lodging Directory
North Carolina Lodging Directory ... North America Lodging Directory
North Carolina Vacation Rentals ... North America Vacation Rentals ... Virtual Cities