APPLE STUFFED STRATA

By Marinel

This is so great because you can put it together the night before, refrigerate and bake in the morning. Great for company.

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons of butter
• 4 cups sliced, peeled apples (Golden Delicious or Fuji)
• 6 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided
• cooking spray
• 12 (1 oz) slices cinnamon-swrl bread, cut in half diagonally
• 3/4 cup chopped pecans, divided
• 1 1/2 cups 1% Low Fat milk
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon turbinado or granulated sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar to pan; saute 8 minutes or until apple is tender and lightly browned.

2. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.

3. Coat an 11 7 inch glass or ceramic baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange half of the bread in dish. Top with apple mixture; top with 1/2 cup of pecans. Arrange remaini8ng bread over pecans.

4. Combine the remaining 5 tablespoons granulated sugar, milk, cinnamon, and eggs in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Pour milk mixture over bread, pressing down to submerge. Cover and chill overnight.

5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

6. Uncover dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup pecans and turbinado sugar evenly over bread. Bake at 350 degrees for 48 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.