Baked French Toast

Ingredients:

• 1/2 loaf day old bread, torn into bite-size pieces
• 6 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1-1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1-1 1/2 tsp vanilla sugar
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/2-1 cup golden raisins

Directions:

1. Tear bread slices into pieces and place in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add eggs, half-and-half, vanilla, cinnamon, sugar, cream cheese, and raisins - mix well.
3. Turn mixture into a prepared baking dish and cover to refrigerate overnight, or for at least an hour prior to baking.
4. When ready to bake: preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bake for 35-45 minutes until fully set.
5. Serve with syrup and fresh fruit if desired. Enjoy!!

Hints: This is a great recipe to prepare the night before for an easy breakfast the next day. Have a part of a loaf of bread that needs to be used up? Make good use of that bread! No vanilla sugar? Regular sugar works well too! The added bonus is how delicious the house will smell as this is baking. Enjoy!

Faux Fried Chicken

Ingredients:

• chicken legs
• 2 cups crushed butter crackers
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1 TBS garlic salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 3 shakes of hot sauce

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a baking pan with olive oil or cooking spray.
2. Combine half-and-half with hot sauce in a shallow dish to coat chicken legs one at a time.
3. In a second shallow dish, combine brushed butter crackers, cornmeal, garlic salt, and black pepper. Mix well. Roll chicken legs in dry mixture after being coated in the wet mix first.
4. Lay coated chicken legs in prepped baking dish, side by side. Cover with any remaining dry mixture.
5. Bake for 1 hour, at 375 degrees F. Test to make sure chicken legs have reached an internal temperature of 175 degrees F.
6. Remove from oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes prior to serving.

This recipe is being shared at the Old Fashioned Recipe Exchange 4/24 over at Little House on the Prairie Living - go see what other great recipes are being shared!