Baked Panettone French Toast with Apples and Cranberries

Serves 10 to 12
Time 9 hrs 5 min
Baked Panettone French Toast with Apples and Cranberries

Panettone, a sweet bread dotted with soft raisins and candied citrus fruit peels, makes fabulous baked French toast. This update breakfast favorite can be assembled and chilled the night before baking.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    6 tablespoonsbutter, melted, divided
    1/2 cupbrown sugar, packed
    4Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored and thinly sliced
    1/2 cupdried cranberries or raisins
    61-inch-thick slices panettone (about 1 pound), halved
    2 cupsmilk
    6 largeeggs
    1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract
    1/4 teaspoonground cinnamon

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Method

In a small bowl, whisk together 4 tablespoons butter, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon water until well combined.


Spread mixture over the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and set aside.


Heat remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium high heat.


Add apples and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened and golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.


Transfer apples and their juices to the reserved baking dish and spread out evenly over the sugar mixture.


Scatter cranberries over apples and arrange panettone over the top, overlapping the slices as needed. Set aside to let apples cool slightly.


In a large bowl, whisk together milk, eggs, vanilla and cinnamon then pour over panettone, being sure to coat all slices. Cover and chill overnight.


Preheat oven to 350°F.


Uncover baking dish and bake until just cooked through, puffed and golden brown, about 40 minutes. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool slightly before serving.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

Calories

360

Total Fat

16g

Saturated Fat

8g

Cholesterol

180mg

Sodium

140mg

Total Carbohydrate

49g

Dietary Fiber

2g

Total Sugars

32g

Protein

8g

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