Food & Cooking Recipes Breakfast & Brunch Recipes Bread Recipes Cinnamon-Raisin French Toast Casserole 4.3 (31) Add your rating & review The perfect make-ahead recipe for your next brunch. By Martha Stewart Martha Stewart Martha Stewart is a bestselling author, entrepreneur, and lifestyle expert who has taught millions of people through generations the joy of entertaining, cooking, gardening, collecting, crafting, and home renovating via her eponymous magazine, Martha Stewart Living, Emmy-winning television shows, and 99 books (and counting). Based in Katonah, N.Y., where she helms her 156-acre Bedford Farm, Martha is America's first self-made female billionaire. Editorial Guidelines Updated on June 12, 2024 Rate PRINT Share Prep Time: 15 mins Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Servings: 8 Jump to recipe This cinnamon-spiced French toast is a delicious make-ahead recipe to serve a crowd at your next brunch. Romulo Yanes Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients Unsalted butter, room temperature, for baking dish 8 large eggs 3 ½ cups whole milk ⅓ cup sugar 1 ¾ teaspoons ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon coarse salt 10 ½ -inch-thick slices brioche (about 8 ounces) ½ cup raisins Directions Butter a shallow 2-quart baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Dip brioche in egg mixture, then arrange in dish, overlapping slightly and sprinkling raisins between slices. Pour remaining egg mixture over brioche and let stand 30 minutes or refrigerate up to overnight. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake until puffed and custard is just set in center, 55 to 65 minutes (tent with foil, if browning too quickly). Let cool at least 15 minutes before serving. Cook's Notes Finishing TouchTop off this version with a sprinkle of confectioners' sugar and a drizzle of maple syrup. Variations For Chocolate and Cherry French Toast: Swap raisins for 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1/4 cup chopped dried cherries.For Peanut Butter and Jam French Toast: Spread 1 side of 5 brioche slices with 1/4 cup peanut butter and 1 side of 5 slices with 1/2 cup raspberry jam. Arrange filling side down. Omit sugar, cinnamon, and raisins.For Broccoli and Cheese French Toast: Swap brioche for rustic bread. Swap sugar and cinnamon for 6 ounces shredded pepper Jack, 3/4 cup chopped cilantro, and 1/2 cup sliced scallions. Swap raisins for 2 cups broccoli florets.For Breakfast Sandwich: Swap brioche for 6 English muffins, halved. Swap sugar and cinnamon for 4 ounces shredded cheddar. Swap raisins for 1 pound breakfast sausage, cooked and crumbed. Originally appeared: Everyday Food, December 2013 Rate It PRINT