Bacon-stuffed French Toast Casserole

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 pound bacon
• 1/2 cup butter, sliced into pats
• 12 slices bread
• 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, divided, or more to taste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar, divided, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar, divided, or more to taste
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or more to taste (optional)
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 5 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 10 mins


• place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. drain bacon slices on paper towels.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• scatter about 1/3 of the butter pats onto the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish and arrange 6 slices of bread in a single layer, overlapping as necessary, on top of the butter. top bread slices with bacon slices.
• sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar, and nutmeg over bacon slices. scatter 1/3 of the butter pats over bacon and top with remaining bread slices.
• whisk milk, eggs, remaining cinnamon, remaining sugar, remaining brown sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. pour over bread mixture into baking dish. scatter remaining butter pats over the top.
• bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and set, 35 to 45 minutes. cool for 10 minutes before serving.