Baked French Toast #2

Temp: 375 deg F   Time: 35-40 minutes or until puffed and golden

6-8 thickly cut slices of bread
2 cups whole milk
4 eggs
1/3 cup sugar
unsalted butter
1 tsp vanilla or almond flavouring
1/2 tsp orange zest
1/2 tsp cinnamon

Any type of bread is fine in this recipe. French bread, challah, raisin bread or cinnamon buns are also good. Be creative with flavourings like cinnamon, nutmeg, raisins and nuts. Instead of sugar, try maple syrup. Fresh or frozen blueberries or saskatoons can be added on top of the bread slices.

Grease a 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Butter the thick slices of bread. Place the bread, buttered side up, one layer deep in the dish.

Whisk milk, eggs, sugar and flavourings. Pour over the bread slices. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 12 hours. Bake. Cool for a few minutes, slice and serve with maple syrup, berries and dusted with powdered sugar.