Category: Breakfast -

Creme Brulee French Toast     

Ingredients:
1 large loaf of challah bread
8 large egg yolks
4 cups heavy whipping cream or half and half
3/4 cup plus 3-4 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 cup vanilla
2 Tbsp. butter, melted

Preparation:
Grease a 2-1/2 quart casserole (not glass). Slice the bread into 1/2 inch slices, then into cubes. In a large bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, cream, 3/4 cup sugar, salt, vanilla, and butter. Put a quarter of the bread cubes in the casserole dish. Pour in enough of the cream mixture to cover the bread. Using a spoon, press the cream mixture into the bread so that it is thoroughly soaked. Continue layering in the same way until all the bread is soaked with the cream mixture. Cover the casserole tightly with foil and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Put the casserole in a larger baking pan and set it in the oven. Pour enough boiling water into the larger pan to reach halfway up the sides of the casserole. Bake for 1 1/2 hours, until the top is light brown and set.
Remove from the oven and sprinkle 3-4 Tbps. of sugar over the top in an even layer. Use a broiler set on high with the casserole just a few inches from the heat source or a kitchen torch to cook the topping until the sugar becomes brown and liquefies. Serve warm.

Date added: 2013-01-07
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