Berry French Toast Bake

Total Time: 24 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 eggs
• 1 loaf soft french bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1 1/2 cups frozen unsweetened mixed berries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 cup frozen unsweetened mixed berries
• 1 1/2 cups fresh strawberries, cut in half

Recipe

• 1 grease a 9x13 inch glass baking dish with butter.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat flour, half-and-half, 1/4 cup sugar, vanilla,salt, and eggs with wire whisk until smooth.
• 3 stir in bread and 1 1/2 cups mixed berries.
• 4 spoon into the baking dish, cover tightly and refrigerate 1 - 24 hours.
• 5 heat oven to 400°f.
• 6 uncover bread mixture, and bake for 25-35 minutes or until golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 in a 1 1/2 quart saucepan, stir together 1/2 cup sugar and the cornstarch.
• 8 stir in the orange juice until smooth.
• 9 stir in 1 cup mixed berries, heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly.
• 10 cook about 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until slightly thickened, remove from heat.
• 11 just before serving, stir in strawberry halves.
• 12 serve warm over french toast bake.