Blueberry French Toast Bake
1/2-cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1-tablespoon sugar
1/2-teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 eggs
10 slices (1-inch thick) French bread, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1-cup fresh or frozen blueberries
1/2 cup chopped nuts
Powdered sugar
Blueberry or maple syrup
Generously grease a 2 1/2 quart casserole or 9/13 baking dish. Beat
flour, milk, sugar, vanilla, salt and eggs in a large bowl by hand
until smooth. Stir in bread cubes until coated. Pour bread mixture
into pan. top evenly with cream cheese, blueberries and nuts. Cover
and refrigerate up to 24 hours. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Uncover and
bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Sprinkle with powdered
sugar and sere with syrup. Yield: 8 Servings
Variations: I use raspberries instead of blueberries. Also, a local bakery makes a wonderful raising bread that works beautifully in this recipe.