Description
Overnight Success with this one!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 loaf stale thick sliced bread (13 to 16 ounces.)
- Butter (for pan)
- 8 large eggs
- 2 cups half-and-half
- 1 cup milk
- 4 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Dash salt
- 16 oz Philly Cream Cheese (softened)
- Praline Topping (optional)
Instructions
- Spread a good layer Cream Cheese on one side of each slice of bread.
- Mix together 2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 tsp Cinnamon, sprinkle over cream cheese.
- Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices.
- In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, 2 table spoons sugar, vanilla, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with a rotary beater or whisk until blended but not too bubbly.
- Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture.
- Spoon some of the mixture in between the slices.
- Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
- The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 45 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden.
- Serve with Maple or Pecan Syrup.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: Southern