
blueberry baked french toast
It’s Love Week here on SPC and we’re talking about all the things we’re loving right now. However, I’m just going to switch it up for a moment and give you a few things I definitely don’t love.
The moment when my daughter looks at me and says, “I’m going to throw up.”
Brushing anyone’s hair other than my own
Scraping kid vomit from under my nails
Living in fear of lice
I guess you could say those are a roundup of mom problems but they’re not my favourite nonetheless. But I do love breakfast. Breakfast any time of day and for any meal of the day. Like Ceri can consume eggs, I can woof back pancakes at any hour (the 3am hour is especially nasty to witness) and a close second to pancakes is my other beloved breakfast–French toast. Since I’m pretty much known around these parts (by parts I mean the square footage of my kitchen) for baking a mean French toast, I took the liberty to put together another pan of my breakfast brilliance. It’s actually modelled after my favourite homemade blueberry pie–mixing the blueberry flavour compliments of allspice and lemon.
This is another one of those make-ahead deals so fix it the night before and breakfast is a cake walk. You’ll also have leftovers for the next morning if you can keep from eating three portions of this delicious bake. (Good luck having leftovers.) I used brioche bread for this particular version (great for entertaining or brunch) but, to make it more of a Wednesday morning deal, you can use a loaf of whatever bread you’ve got kicking around. Also, feel free to take down the amount of sugar you use, a 1/4 cup does just fine too, especially if you’re planning on showering this baby with maple syrup.
Photo by Maya Visnyei
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of brioche, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon peel
- 1/8 teaspoon allspice
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 tsp butter, for greasing the dish
Method
Grease a 9×13 inch casserole dish.
Slice your brioche into 1-inch cubes and place in the dish.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, sugar, lemon zest, allspice, cinnamon and salt.
Pour this mixture over the bread.
Gently stir the bread cubes and the egg mixture in the dish, making sure to press the bread down so it is coated in the egg.
Then stir in the blueberries so they are scattered throughout the dish.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Remove the dish from the refrigerator and allow it to rest for a few minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350.
Place the dish in the centre of the oven to bake to bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the bread is lightly browned and the eggy mixture is bubbling.
Slice and serve with warm maple syrup or agave nectar or even yogurt.
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