I have been making this baked french toast for years. The traditional recipe is listed on my website as “Baked French Toast” and I typically use french bread. For this recipe I simply used a cookie cutter to create shapes before layering them in the dish. I used the scraps as well to layer on the bottom of the dish, because let’s face it… we are not wasting brioche. Scroll down for the recipe and my How To Video.
Gingerbread Man French Toast
Ingredients
2 loaves of sliced French bread (30-40 slices) or Brioche Bread
8 large eggs
2 cups half-and-half
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Pinch Kosher salt
Praline Topping (recipe below)
Maple syrup
Pecan Topping
1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, partially melted
1 cup packed light brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
