easy, make-ahead French Toast bake using King's Hawaiian rolls
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Cuisine: breakfast, easy, frugal
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Serves: 6
 
Ingredients
  • Package of 8 King’s Hawaiian sandwich rolls
  • 8 eggs-use more for soggier/moister bake
  • ½ cup of half & half (milk or cream will do)
  • 2 tsp of vanilla
  • sprinkled cinnamon/sugar mixture
  • Can/jar of prepared pie filling or canned fruit topping, I chose the jarred apples from Cracker Barrel.
  • Optional-3 T of butter
Instructions
  1. There are two ways to prepare this, with or without the butter.
  2. Preheat over to 350. Lightly spray a baking dish (8x8 or round) with non-stick something.
  3. For both options, you break apart the rolls into large bite-sized pieces. For option one, you then sauté those bites in a pan with butter, sprinkling with the cinnamon/sugar mixture until browned. Once that step is complete, toss into your baking dish.
  4. I tossed my pieces right into the baking dish and sprinkled, skipping the butter step.
  5. In a dish, mix the eggs, vanilla and milk. Mix it well, I prefer a hand mixer.
  6. Pour over the bread crumbs and bake for 30-40 minutes. Serve with the fruit topping that you chose.
Notes
Since the rolls are sweeter than a regular bread, I chose a tart cooked apple topping. I would recommend something that is on the tart or sour side, to contrast the sweet flavor of the bread. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve. I also had this leftover, warmed in the microwave for 30 seconds and served with maple syrup and it was good that way too. This recipe doubles easily and you can do the bread the night before and keep it in a sealed plastic bag. I also have done my egg mixture the night before in a sealed container. Then, the next morning all I had to do was a quick stir and assemble it for baking to save time. Great for holiday breakfasts.
Recipe by Smart Spending Spot at https://smartspendingspot.com/recipe-easy-make-ahead-french-toast-bake-using-kings-hawaiian-rolls/