Baked French Toast Wedges With Toppings

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 whole english muffins, cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 2/3 cups half-and-half or 1 2/3 cups whipping cream or 1 2/3 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
• strawberry
• 1 1/4 cups thinly sliced strawberries
• 1/4 cup strawberry jam or 1/4 cup currant jelly
• 1 teaspoon orange juice
• mixed fruit
• 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and diced
• 1/2 cup fresh raspberry
• 1 ripe small banana, sliced
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• peach
• 1/4 cup peach preserves or 1/4 cup apricot preserves
• 1 tablespoon pineapple juice or 1 tablespoon apple juice
• 1 peach, peeled and diced (or 1 cup diced thawed frozen sliced peaches)
• 1/4 cup fresh blueberries or 1/4 cup partially thawed frozen blueberries

Recipe

• 1 spray 10-inch quiche dish or deep dish pie plate with non-stick cooking spray.
• 2 arrange muffins in a single layer in dish. in a medium bowl, beat together eggs and combined sugar and cinnamon.
• 3 stir in vanilla and salt; mix well.
• 4 add half-and-half and melted butter or margarine, mixing well.
• 5 pour evenly over muffins; press down on muffins to moisten with liquid.
• 6 sprinkle nutmeg evenly over mixture.
• 7 cover and refrigerate overnight, if desired, or bake immediately.
• 8 (note: at this point, french toast may be cooled completely, cut into wedges, placed between sheets of waxed paper in a plastic freezer storage bag and frozen up to 1 month and to cook, place wedges on baking sheet and bake in 350°f oven for 8 to 10 minutes or until thawed and heated through).
• 9 bake in 350°f oven for 40 to 45 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
• 10 transfer to cooling rack; cool at least 10 minutes before serving.
• 11 cut into wedges and serve warm with desired fruit topping or heated maple syrup.
• 12 mixed fruit topping, combine 1 kiwifruit, peeled and diced, 1/2 cup fresh raspberries and 1 ripe small banana, sliced with 2 tablespoons honey and 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice.
• 13 let stand 5 minutes.
• 14 strawberry topping, combine 1-1/4 cups thinly sliced strawberries, 1/4 cup strawberry jam or currant jelly and 1 teaspoon orange juice in a microwave-safe bowl.
• 15 cover and cook at high power 1 minute or until warm (or, heat in a small saucepan over medium heat until warm.).
• 16 peachy keen topping,combine 1/4 cup peach or apricot preserves and 1 tablespoon pineapple or apple juice.
• 17 add 1 peeled and diced ripe peach or 1 cup diced thawed frozen sliced peaches, 1/4 cup fresh or partially thawed frozen blueberries, mixing well.
• 18 serve at room temperature or heat as for strawberry topping above.