Apple Upside-Down French Toast

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Woman's Day

Serves 8 people

Categories: Breakfast Dishes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
  • 1 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
  • 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and sliced
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 loaf whole-wheat French bread, cut into 1 1/2-inch thick slices
  • 1 1/2 cups 1% low-fat milk or soymilk
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup toasted sliced almonds or chopped walnuts (optional)

Directions

  1. Combine butter and sugar in a saucepan. Heat over medium heat until bubbles appear, stirring frequently. Pour in a 13 × 9-inch baking pan and spread evenly on the bottom. Let cool.

  2. Placed apple slices in rows, close together on top of sauce in the pan. Sprinkle cinnamon on top. Place bread slices on top of apples.

  3. Combine milk, eggs and vanilla extract. Pour over bread in pan. Sprinkle nutmeg on top. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

  4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  5. Uncover pan and place in oven. Bake 60 minutes or until golden brown and crispy on top. Scoop servings so that the apple slices are on top. Spoon sauce from the pan over each serving. Sprinkle with toasted sliced almonds or chopped walnuts, if using.

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