Baked French Toast With Maple Syrup and Granola

Ingredients

• 1 loaf challah bread , 1 pound
• 4 eggs
• 1 quart half-and-half cream
• 0.5 cups orange juice
• 0.5 cups white sugar
• 0.5 cups light brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 cup granola cereal
• 0.5 cups maple syrup
• 0.5 cups unsalted butter , melted

Instructions

1. 1

   Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish. Lay the bread slices into the prepared baking dish in 2 layers. Beat eggs, half-and-half cream, orange juice, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl until smooth, and pour over the bread. With a large spoon, press the bread down into the egg mixture so all the bread becomes soaked with the mixture.

2. 2

   Sprinkle the granola evenly over the casserole, and drizzle with maple syrup and melted butter. Cover the dish with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.

3. 3

   About 1 hour before serving, remove the casserole from the refrigerator, and take off the plastic wrap. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, then turn oven temperature up to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Bake the casserole until browned, about 15 more minutes. Serve warm.