Baked French Toast

I wish I could say it is my deep love of comfort food (Mac and cheese, all manner of gratins, and baked chicken dishes) that has me entrenched firmly in a casserole phase, but I fear it is just a gradual descent into laziness. I find them much easier to serve or transport to a gathering. This baked version of French toast is emblematic of this new stage in my life. It is hearty, easy—you put it together the night before your breakfast gathering—delicious, and simple to manipulate (you can s