Holiday French Toast, *Grandma Gross' Specialty when Lots of Family is Home!

Grandma's Holiday French Toast

Serves: 6-8

Refrigerate overnight.

Bake 45 minutes @ 375 degrees.

1 Cup Brown Sugar

3 tsp. cinnamon (divided)

1/2 c. butter, melted

3 Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced

1/2 c. dried cranberries or raisins

1 loaf French Bread (cut into 1" slices)

6 large eggs

1 1/2 c. milk

1T. vanilla extract

1. Combine: Brown sugar & 1 tsp. cinnamon in 9 x 13 baking dish
2. Mix well, together: Butter, Apples, Cranberries.  Layer evenly on top of the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture.
3. Arrange sliced bread on top of the apples.  Really jam them in there for one, tight layer.
4. Mix: eggs, milk, vanilla, 2 tsp. cinnamon.  Pour over the bread, soaking COMPLETELY.
5. Cover and refrigerate over night.
6. MORNING: cover with buttered aluminum foil (so that it doesn't stick to the bake), and bake for 40 minutes.  Remove foil and bake for 5 more minutes.

SERVE: 

 To serve, it suggests inverting onto a warm plate.  OR, simply scoop out of pan, and make sure to flip over and top with yummy bottoms!