French Toast Croque Madame Casserole

Name: French Toast Croque Madame Casserole
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Cook time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 227 grams 12 thin slices Black Forest ham (about; 12 slices very stale thick white bread (about 1/2-inch thick); 10 larges eggs; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 454 grams gruyere, grated; 473 milliliters half-and-half; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 6 servings Pure maple syrup, warm, for drizzling; 1 pinch Pinch freshly grated nutmeg; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, plus more for buttering the baking dish

French Toast Croque Madame Casserole might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 6 servings with 802 calories, 47g of protein, and 47g of fat each. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. It works best as A mixture of forest ham, very bread, maple syrup, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the ground cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Twists as a dessert.

Instructions

Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and preheat to 375 degrees F. Lightly butter a 9- by 13-inch baking dish.

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Oven

Lay 6 slices of the bread in a single layer on the bottom of the baking dish (trim if needed).

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Bread

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Sprinkle 2 heaping tablespoons of the gruyere on top of each slice. Then top each with 2 slices of the ham, folding the ham if needed to fit on top of the bread.

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Gruyere

Bread

Ham

Place the remaining 6 slices of bread on top of the of the ham to form 6 sandwiches.

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Bread

Ham

Sprinkle the remaining gruyere on top and on the sides of the sandwiches. Set aside.

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Gruyere

Whisk together 4 of the eggs, the half-and-half, cinnamon, nutmeg, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a large mixing bowl.

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Nutmeg

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Salt

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Whisk

Pour on top of the sandwiches. Use your hands to lightly press the sandwiches down into the custard.

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Custard

Spray a large piece of foil with nonstick spray.

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Aluminum Foil

Place the foil, sprayed-side down, on top of the baking dish, crimping the sides of the foil around the dish.

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Bake for 30 minutes.

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Remove the foil and bake until the custard is set but still slightly jiggly, about 10 minutes. Switch the oven to broil and broil until the top is light golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes.

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Custard

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Allow the casserole to rest at room temperature for 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat the butter in a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Crack 3 eggs into the pan (it's ok if they stick together) and lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook until the whites start to set, 2 to 3 minutes, and then cover and continue cooking until the whites are set but the yolks are still runny, 1 to 2 minutes.

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