Vanilla Bean Baked French Toast

By LynnWelch

Ingredients

• 1 loaf Day-old Bread, cut in 1 inch slices
• 4 whole Large Eggs
• 1 cup Heavy Cream
• 1 cup Whole Milk
• 2 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar
• 1 whole Vanilla Bean, Split In Half Lengthwise, With Seeds Scraped Out
• 1 Tablespoon Maple Syrup
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoons Ground Nutmeg
• 1 pinch Salt
• Fresh Fruit For Serving (recommended: blueberries and raspberries)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Place sliced bread in a greased 8×8-inch dish, overlapping some slices.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, heavy cream, milk, sugar, vanilla bean seeds, maple syrup, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.

3. Pour mixture onto bread, making sure to thoroughly coat all of it. Cover and refrigerate for 4-12 hours.

4. Preheat your oven to 350 F.

5. In a small bowl, crumble together the flour, brown sugar, and butter, until the mixture resembles coarse crumbles.