Oven French Toast

Submitted by Amy Clark

(Assemble the night before)

Ingredients:

2 lb loaf heavy French bread

6 eggs

1 c real maple syrup

2 c milk or cream

½ tsp salt

½ tsp cinnamon

8 oz cream cheese

2 apples (I like to use Granny Smith)

Butter for the pan

Directions:

Butter a 9 x 13 in pan. Break up or cut bread into bite-sized pieces and put into pan. In a separate bowl, stir eggs, syrup, milk, salt and cinnamon together until well blended. Pour over bread in the pan. Cut up cream cheese into small pieces and sprinkle on top of bread mixture. Cover pan and place in refrigerator overnight. In the morning, preheat oven to 350°. Cut apples into bite sized pieces, or smaller, and sprinkle on the top. Bake covered for 45 minutes, remove foil and cook for 15 more minutes uncovered.