Serves 8-10
At first glance, the following recipe may not seem "healthy", but in order to make this traditional recipe please don't substitute ingredients
Ingredients:
½ stick melted butter
4 c. any white bread
1 ¼ c. white sugar
2 c. heavy cream
2 c. light cream
4 eggs slightly beaten
1 ½ tsp. pure vanilla
1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
Pinch of salt
Pinch of brown sugar and cinnamon on top for baking.
½ stick melted butter
4 c. any white bread
1 ¼ c. white sugar
2 c. heavy cream
2 c. light cream
4 eggs slightly beaten
1 ½ tsp. pure vanilla
1 ½ tsp. cinnamon
Pinch of salt
Pinch of brown sugar and cinnamon on top for baking.
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350
- Grease bottom of 9x13 pan with butter
- Spread bread in pieces covering bottom of pan
- In large bowl beat eggs
- Add heavy and light cream, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon and mix well
- Pour egg mixture over bread (mixture should just cover bread--if it doesn’t, add a little more cream)
- Pour melted butter over the top
- Sprinkle brown sugar and cinnamon
- Bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until firm (but not dry)
- Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream