Overnight French Toast

Real easy, super tasty French toast. (Serves 4 depending on how big your bread slices are)

 from EVERDAY FOOD MAGAZINE

In a 9x13 pan whisk together:
4 large eggs

1 1/2 cups milk

1/2 cup sugar (I don't use sugar, but I thought I'd include it in case you feel the need to sweeten it)

1 tsp. vanilla extract

and 1/8 tsp. salt.

Arrange 4 thick slices of bread (brioche or challah is best- cut it 1 inch thick... or of course you can use plain old bread you already have.. but honestly, brioche is what I used and it is so good!)

... arrange the bread in a single layer in the dish.

Let soak 15 minutes.

Turn the bread over, cover dish with saran wrap and let it soak 30 more minutes or OVERNIGHT! :) (That's my favorite part)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Butter a cookie sheet really well.

Transfer bread to cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes or so, until bottom is lightly browned and the top looks cooked and not eggy.

Enjoy with a homemade raspberry sauce (frozen raspberries heated up and mashed) or maple syrup.

Pizza

Here's my fave recipe for the dough:

1 TBSP yeast mixed in 1 Cup warm water

1 1/2 Cups whole wheat flour mixed with 1 teaspoon salt and 2 TBSP sugar.

Add the yeast water and knead for a few minutes.

Let it rise in the bowl, or spread it out onto a pizza stone (that's what I use) or a pan to let rise while you get the toppings ready.

Bake at 450 degrees for, oh, like 10-15 minutes. I never set the timer because I usually just smell it when it's ready.

This recipe makes one really thick pizza crust or two normal. I make two.

I like to put a red sauce on it, then load it up with veggies (mushrooms, tomatoes, red onion, summer squash, etc.) mozarella and parmesan, spices (the usual- basil, oregano, garlic) and turkey bacon. So, so tasty with the turkey bacon.


Turkey bacon is a little pricey (4 bucks at TJ's for 8 strips), however I hate regular bacon because I feel like all it is is fat. At least this bacon is better for you and you don't have to cut like half of it away for being blubber.