Strawberry-Topped French Toast Bake
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Strawberry-Topped French Toast Bake a try. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 508 calories. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have sugar, bread, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Twists as a dessert. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 9 hours.
Instructions
Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
Spread about 1 tablespoon cream cheese on 12 bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices to form 12 sandwiches.
Place sandwiches in baking dish to cover bottom of dish.
In medium bowl, beat eggs. Beat in milk, 1/4 cup sugar, the salt and cinnamon until well blended.
Pour over bread in baking dish.
Let stand at room temperature 5 minutes. Turn bread slices over. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
Chop 1 cup of the strawberries. (Refrigerate remaining berries.) In nonmetal bowl, gently stir chopped strawberries, 1/2 cup sugar and the amaretto until mixed. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
When ready to bake, heat oven to 400°F. Uncover baking dish; drizzle bread slices with melted butter.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, slice remaining strawberries and add to chilled strawberry mixture; mix lightly.
Serve French toast with strawberry topping.