Baked French Toast Casserole with Maple Syrup

Thanks Paula Deen! This recipe is super easy and yummy.  Caution: This requires pre the night before! I made this for a friend and it turned out amazing!!! Great for holidays or family gatherings!

Happy Eating!
Robin

Ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread (13 to 16 ounces)
• 8 large eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 1 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• Dash salt
• Praline Topping, recipe follows
• Maple syrup

Directions

• Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each. (Use any extra bread for garlic toast or bread crumbs). 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, sugar, vanilla, 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 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden. Serve with maple syrup.

Praline Topping:

• 1/2 pound (2 sticks) butter
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Makes enough for Baked French Toast Casserole.

Aunt Linda's Corn Casserole

 
I had this at crawfish boil at a friend's house.  It was sooo yummy!  Here's the recipe. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

1 can lg creamed corn.
1 can lg regular corn (drained)
1 stick of butter
1 cup of cream
1 cup/box of cornmeal/corn muffin mix
3 beaten eggs
1 small onion sauteed.
 
Directions:

• Sauteed onion in butter.
• Combine all other ingredients.
• Grease casserole dish.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 min. 

Grandma's Corn Pudding (allrecipes.com)

So I ate at VooDoo BBQ for the first time many years ago, and I was told the corn pudding was a MUST!  Well, I tried it, and honestly I loved it more than the BBQ. Well here is a recipe for corn pudding that is a little more custard like. I recommend cooking it for more than the required hour.  It needs probably 10 minutes more cooking time. Also, I added a little cayenne pepper sea salt. Happy Eating!!!

Ingredients:

• 5 eggs
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (15.25 ounce) can whole kernel corn
• 2 (14.75 ounce) cans cream-style corn

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 Degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 2 quart casserole dish.
2. In a large bowl, lightly beat eggs. Add melted butter, sugar, and milk. Whisk in cornstarch. Stir in corn and creamed corn. Blend well. Pour mixture into prepared casserole dish.
3. Bake for 1 hour.

Pineapple Angel Food Cake

This is so delicious, I can not even tell you how much I love this. I had this at a friend's house and I want to eat this everyday! It is soooo easy too! I have definitely found a great dessert to bring during a summertime celebration.

Ingredients:

Dry angel food cake mix

1 Can of pineapples with juice.

Directions:

Put dry cake mix in bowl (do not add the water as directed on the box). Add entire can of pineapple with juice. Mix carefully until all dry mix in incorporated. Pour into either a tube pan, 9x13 pan, or cupcake pan with liners. Bake at 350 degrees for time on box for size pan (around 30-40 minutes). When sides pull away from pan and toothpick, cake is done.

You can also use low calorie cherry, blueberry, or lemon canned pie filling instead of pineapple.