apple french toast casserole

🥘 Ingredients

• • butter
• • apples
• • brown sugar
• • water
• • cinnamon
• • italian bread
• • eggs
• • milk
• • vanilla extract

📝 Instructions

1. 1 melt the butter in a large skillet and add apples
2. 2 cook and stir for 5 minutes
3. 3 add brown sugar , water , and cinnamon and continue to cook and stir for 10 minutes until apples are tender
4. 4 spoon mixture into 13x9 baking dish
5. 5 cover apples with bread slices , making sure to cover the entire surface
6. 6 trim the bread to fit if you must
7. 7 beat eggs until foamy , then beat in milk and vanilla
8. 8 pour egg mixture over the bread slices
9. 9 cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight
10. 10 in the morning , remove the dish from the refrigerator and let it stand while oven is preheated to 375 f
11. 11 bake uncovered for 35 minutes , or until bread is golden and firm
12. 12 let sit 10 minutes before serving
13. 13 to serve on a platter , run a knife around the edges of the casserole , place platter on top of casserole , and carefully flip
14. 14 to serve individually , use a spatula to remove serving , place serving plate on top of serving and carefully flip so apple side is up