Breakfast for 12
Baked French Toast
$1.75for 460 minServes 12
Soft French bread soaks in a sweet cinnamon custard and bakes in a buttered dish until puffed and firm.
Photo: cookingclassy.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.40Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 7 | $2.10Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 13 oz | $0.51Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.91Typical price |
 | Bagels, English muffins, croissants$0.70 each typical | 1.5 | $1.05Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $5.25 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Dried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
- Swap Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 12servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetBreakfasts
Typical price
$0.44 per serving$1.75 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp butter
- 7 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3 tbsp granulated sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 loaves soft french bread
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with the butter.
- Cut the French bread into thick slices and arrange them in the dish.
- Whisk the eggs, milk, cream, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large bowl.
- Pour the custard over the bread and let it soak for 10 minutes.
- Bake the dish for 45 minutes, until puffed and the eggs are firm.
- Cool the bake for 5 minutes before cutting it.
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