Panettone French Toast With Apples And Cranberrries

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tablespoon water
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries (or raisins)
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 6 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 2 lbs granny smith apples
• 6 slices panettone (1-inch slices)

Recipe

• 1 melt 1/2 cup of the butter in a saucepan over low heat; add brown sugar and water until combined.
• 2 spread this mixture over the bottom of a 9x13x2-inch glass baking dish.
• 3 whisk together the milk, cream, eggs vanilla and cinnamon, set aside.
• 4 peel,core and slice the apples into 1/4 inch thick slices; heat remaining butter over medium heat; add apples and saute for 8 to 10 minutes,until apples are cooked but not mushy.
• 5 spread the apples over the bottom of the baking dish, sprinkle the cranberries over the apples.
• 6 cover the apples with the panettone slices; pour egg and cream mixture over the panttone, coating all of the slices.
• 7 cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 8 preheat over to 350 degrees; bake the french toast uncovered for 35 to 40 minutes until lightly golden; spoon the apples over the french toast when serving.