The BEST French Toast!

Kim from Homesteader's Heart blog was featured on Gooseberry Patch's blog! Yes, she was. You can see it by clicking here.

I've been a big fan of GP too. I think my first Gooseberry Patch book is from 1999. I started collecting their Christmas books and then fell in love with their cookbooks. I have many favorite recipes but one of my faves is their Early AM French Toast. I adore french toast but I was having a hard time finding a fabulous recipe...until I opened my GP Christmas, Book 5 where this delicious recipe was waiting for me on page 108! Hello French Toast recipe, I am so happy to find you!

Here is what you need to make this recipe (and you can make it the night before which is pure genius!):

The recipe explains, "In a medium saucepan over medium heat, mix and melt 1 C brown sugar, 1/2 C butter, and 2 T. corn syrup. Spray a baking dish (I used a 13x9) with non-stick vegetable spray (I used Pam), and fill with butter mixture:

Mix 5 eggs, 1 1/2 C milk, and 1 t of vanilla extract. Arrange thickly sliced French bread (I didn't make my own, I bought it from my local HEB) in baking dish:

Pour egg mixture over bread; don't miss any area~use all the mixture. Any extra will be soaked up by the bread. cover dish and refrigerate over night. The next morning, simply uncover and slip into a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, then serve."

The french toast is divine! I sprinkled mine with a little cinnamon, because I really like cinnamon, some powdered sugar, and a little maple syrup (it doesn't really need syrup because of the caramelized brown sugar and butter mixture).

My family raved about it...and they are not big fans of french toast....but they are now. Thank you, Gooseberry Patch!!!