Here is an excellent recipe to fix for 4-24 hours ahead.  After you finished preparing the dish, cover and put in the refrigerator.

1 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup butter melted

3 tsp. cinnamon (equals 1 T.)

1 cup chopped apples

1/2 cup cranraisins ( or raisins or dried cranberries)

1 loaf of French bread sliced

6 large eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1 T. vanilla

Combine brown sugar, butter and 1 tsp. cinnamon .  Put in 13 x 9 baking dish .   Add apples and cranberries,raisins, or cranraisins.  Stir to coat.  Spread evenly over bottom and arrange bread on top. 

Mix eggs, milk, vanilla and remaining 2 tsp. of cinnamon until well blended.  Pour over bread soaking completely.  Cover and refreigerate.*

Cover and bake at 375 degrees  for 40 minutes.  Uncover and bake 5 minute more.  Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. 

*Don’t put a glass baking dish directly from the refriegerator into the hot preheated oven.   It is best to let it set on the cabinet for a while so the temperature of the dish rises and the shock of putting it into the oven will not crack the baking dish.

Serve with syrup, whipped cream or whatever else suits your fancy! While you are baking the french toast, you can be preparing the rest of the menu.  This is a great brunch recipe.  You can add fresh fruit, bacon, coffee,  juice,  and you have a complete brunch in a jiffy.  Simple but scrumptuous.

Invite some friends over!!

Gogi