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Overnight Gingerbread French Toast Recipe

Recipe by: Oshija

"I made this the first time on Christmas morning, and the whole family decided it would be an annual keeper! Perfect for when you don't want to spend lots of time in the kitchen. Serve with butter and maple syrup."

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Directions

Prep20 m
Cook20 m
Ready In1 h 50 m

1Melt butter in a small saucepan over low heat, remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. .
2Line a 9x13 inch baking dish with aluminum foil and spray pan lightly with cooking spray.
3Arrange bread slices in baking dish, either flat and tightly fit together, or standing at an angle and slightly overlapping if necessary.
4Whisk milk, eggs, maple syrup, molasses, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt together in a bowl. Mix in melted butter.
5Pour milk and egg mixture over bread, turning to ensure slices are evenly moistened on both sides. Cover dish with aluminum foil and refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
6Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
7Remove baking dish from refrigerator, uncover, and baste bread slices with any excess liquid in the pan.
8Bake in preheated oven until slices are firm and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove baking dish from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar and serve.

Footnotes

Cook's Note:
The spices are wonderful and we thought just the right amount, though you might want to reduce the amounts if you don't like gingerbread spices.
You can use any type of molasses except blackstrap.

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