Baked French Toast with Pears & Cardamom

Name: Baked French Toast with Pears & Cardamom
Yield: Serves 6
Ingredients: 3 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 pears, such as Bosc, Bartlett, or Anjou, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces; 2 pears, such as Bosc, Bartlett, or Anjou, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces; 2 tbsp firmly packed dark brown sugar; 2 pears, such as Bosc, Bartlett, or Anjou, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces; 2 pears, such as Bosc, Bartlett, or Anjou, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces; 4 large eggs; 1 cup (240 ml) whole milk; ½ tsp ground cardamom; ½ loaf (½ lb/250 g) challah, cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Breakfast Bible

By Kate McMillan

Published 2018

About

This cross between bread pudding and French toast is an ideal make-ahead brunch dish. Blend the egg mixture and add the bread cubes to soak the evening before you plan to serve it. Bake in the morning, then serve hot from the oven with plenty of maple syrup and a sifter of confectioners’ sugar for serving.

Ingredients

3 tbsp unsalted butter
2 pears, such as Bosc, Bartlett, or Anjou, peeled, cored, and cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) pieces

Gluten-free
Vegetarian
Breakfast

Method

Use 1 tbsp of the butter to coat the bottom and sides of a 9-by-13-inch (23-by-33-cm) baking dish that is 2 inches (5 cm) deep.

In a large frying pan, melt the remaining 2 tbsp butter over medium