Ingredients:
7 slices bread (cinnamon swirl bread is great) – crusts removed
2 tablespoons butter, melted
3 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1/2 cup raw sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
apple or pear (optional)
brown sugar (optional)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Break or cut bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter over bread.
In a medium bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
Dust with the nutmeg.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.
Optional: After the first 15 minutes, top bread with thinly sliced apple or pear in pinwheel design, and sprinkle with a little brown sugar.
By Ray Still
