Oven Baked Apple French Toast
Carolyn Morgan

1 large loaf french bread or 2 small loaves
8 eggs
3 c. milk
3/4 c. sugar, divided
1 T. vanilla
3 granny smith apples-you don't have to peel them
2 tsp cinnamon

Preheat oven to 4oo
spray 9x13 glass dish with oil
slice bread 1 1/2 inch slices and place in baking dish. Mix 1/4 sugar, milk, eggs, vanilla and pour over bread. Mix remaining sugar with cin. and coat apples and spread them on top. Dot with butter, bake 35 minutes or cover and refrigerate overnight and bake 50 minutes in the morning.

Buttermilk syrup:
1 c. butter
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. buttermilk

Cook in pan on med. stir until it boils, remove from heat. Use a big enough pan for syrup to double in amount. Add: 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 tsp soda.