Bare Bones

We have no food in our apartment right now. We’re talkin’ bare bones.

What kind of hosts are we!?

Ryan and I woke up about an hour before my mom and sister and I scowered our pantry for something I could throw together to make into an edible breakfast for our guests.

We had about seven slices of semi-stale bread and some eggs in the fridge. I figured that was enough to make French toast casserole and I hit the internet in search of a recipe that contained only ingredients I had on hand.

With a few substitutions (which I’ve posted below), this recipe was the winner.

I got to work cubing the bread and set it in the oven to bake for a while.

The cinnamon scent filled the apartment and smelled unbelieveable. I absolutely love the smell of cinnamon. It has such a sweet, comforting aroma.

When the casserole was done, we divided the servings among us and topped them with syrup.

French Toast Casserole

Casserole Close Up

Breakfast is Served

After breakfast, we headed to church for the 9 a.m. service. Now we’re heading out the door again to take Sadie on a walk to the nearby farmer’s market before we meet the designer of my wedding dress and look at bridesmaid dresses.

I’m so excited!!! I love wedding fun!

French Toast Casserole

(serves 6… or in our case 4)

Ingredients:

• 5 cups bread cubes (I used 6 cups of light whole wheat bread)
• 4 eggs (I used 1/2 c. egg beaters and 2 eggs)
• 1 1/2 cups milk (I used almond milk)
• 1/4 cup white sugar, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon margarine, softened (I omitted this)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly butter an 8×8 inch baking pan.
2. Line bottom of pan with bread cubes. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, 2 tablespoons sugar, salt and vanilla. Pour egg mixture over bread. Dot with margarine; let stand for 10 minutes.
3. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons sugar with 1 teaspoon cinnamon and sprinkle over the top. Bake in preheated oven about 45 to 50 minutes, until top is golden.

Nutritional Information (per serving): Calories: 207 | Total Fat: 7.2g | Cholesterol: 146mg