Food & Cooking Recipes Breakfast & Brunch Recipes Bread Recipes Cinnamon-Raisin French Toast Casserole 3.8 (41) Add your rating & review By Martha Stewart Test Kitchen Martha Stewart Test Kitchen The recipes developed by our test kitchen team have undergone a rigorous process of development and testing, ensuring that every element is optimal, from ingredient amounts to method and cooking time. This process includes triple-testing recipes to ensure they meet our high standards. The many stellar cooks and food editors who have been part of our team include Sarah Carey, Lucinda Scala Quinn, Jennifer Aaronson, Shira Bocar, Anna Kovel, Greg Lofts, Riley Wofford, Lauren Tyrell, and Lindsay Leopold. Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 1, 2020 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 15 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins Servings: 8 This cinnamon-spiced French toast is a delicious make-ahead recipe to serve a crowd at your next brunch. 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. Romulo Yanes 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. Variations 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. Variations 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. Variations 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. Rate it Print