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Texas French Toast Bake

20 min prep

40 min cook time

10 servings

1/2 c. melted butter, 1 stick

1 c. packed light brown sugar

1 entire loaf, 1 lb, 12 oz Texas Toast fresh sliced bread (Not frozen. Don’t use other breads.)

4 large eggs

11/2 c. whole milk

1 tbsn vanilla extract

2 tbsn light brown sugar, mixed with 2 tsp cinnamon

Powdered sugar for sprinkling

Real maple syrup for serving, if desired

1. Put butter in a microwave safe bowl and microwave in 20 second increments, stirring in between, until melted. Add 1 cup brown sugar and stir until well incorporated Pour into bottom of a greased 9×13 pan, spreading mixture evenly.

2. Beat eggs, milk, and vanilla until incorporated. Set aside.

Easy Breakfast Egg Muffins

15 min prep

30 min cook time

12 muffins

1 bunch green onions, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 red bell pepper, chopped

8 large eggs

2 ¾ oz fully-cooked bacon pieces (such as Oscar Mayer®)

1/4 c. whole milk

1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste

1 pinch onion powder, or to taste salt and ground black pepper to taste

8 oz package shredded mild Cheddar cheese

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Grease a 12-cup muffin tin.

2. Place green onions and bell peppers into a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, bacon, milk, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese into the bowl and whisk ingredients together until incorporated.

3. Pour mixture equally into the prepared muffin cups.

Did You Know?

National Pancake Day is Fat Tuesday, February 21, 2023. But why?

Fat Tuesday is the day before Ash Wednesday and the start of Lent. Traditionally, all animal products, not just meat, were banned during Lent. In order to use up their supplies of eggs, butter and milk, Christians would make pancakes and other sweets on Fat Tuesday.

3. Lay a single layer of Texas Toast in pan, cutting pieces to fit if needed. Spoon 1 cup of egg mixture evenly over bread. Sprinkle with half of the brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Repeat with second layer, using up the rest of egg mixture over that layer, and ending with a sprinkling of brown sugar/cinnamon mixture. Try to get the custard evenly soaked into the bread slices.

4. Cover tightly and chill overnight in fridge.

5. Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes on lower middle rack — covered for the first 30 minutes, and uncovered after that. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Be sure to scrape up all the bottom sticky goodness. If desired, serve with pure maple syrup.

4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.