Kennett House B&B

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania

Specialty Recipe

Baked Apple French Toast

Ingredients:

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter (1/4 pound)

1/2 cup brown sugar

3 to 5 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced

8 ounces cream cheese

1/2 cup dried cranberries

12 slices of firm bread, cut into cubes

8 eggs

4 cups milk

2 Tablespoons vanilla

Cinnamon sugar

In a skillet, melt butter with sugar. Add apples and cook 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer apples to a baking dish (13 x 9 inches or larger, I use a slightly larger pan so that it doesn't bubble over). Cut the cream cheese into cubes and arrange over the apples, then sprinkle with dried cranberries. Top evenly with the bread cubes. Beat eggs, milk, and vanilla together and pour over the bread. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar; put in refrigerator overnight.

Bake at 350 degrees uncovered for 50 to 60 minutes (may vary slightly with the oven). Let stand 15 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with maple syrup.

Serves: 9 generously

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