Banana Overnight French Toast Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 loaf great harvest bread
2 bananas
3/4 cup brown sugar, divided
6 eggs
3 cups milk
1 teaspoon hazelnut extract
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
4 tablespoons butter, sliced very thin

Preparation

Cube or tear bread into 1-2 in chunks. I like to use great harvest bread Apple cinch bread but any French, Italian, etc works. Put them in a sprayed or greased 13x9 in baking dish.
mash 2 very ripe bananas with 1/4 c brown sugar.
Whisk in 6 eggs.
add 3 cups of milk, hazelnut and vanilla extract (double vanilla if you don't have hazelnut) and whisk until combined.
Pour over the bread and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
mix the remaining 1/2 c brown sugar with the cinnamon and walnuts and sprinkle evenly over the top of the bread in the morning.
Slice the 1/2 stick of butter very thin and dot the top of the casserole with them.
bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes, let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
Serve alone or with maple syrup. This reheats very well!