Baked Marmalade French Toast

Total Time: 8 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 lb french bread, cut into 24 slices
• cooking spray
• 1 (12 ounce) jar orange marmalade
• 2 cups milk
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6 large eggs
• 1/3 cup almonds, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 spread softened butter on one side of each bread slice.
• 2 arrange 12 bread slices, buttered side down, slightly overlapping in a single layer in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• 3 spread marmalade evenly over bread; top with remaining 12 bread slices, buttered side up.
• 4 combine milk and next 6 ingredients, stirring with a whisk.
• 5 pour egg mixture over bread.
• 6 cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• 7 preheat oven to 350°.
• 8 sprinkle casserole with almonds.
• 9 bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until golden.
• 10 let stand 5 minutes before serving.