King's Hawaiian Bakery's Baked French Toast

You do most of the leg work the night before so the bread and apples can really soak up the flavors. In the morning, simply pop them in the oven and prepare the luscious caramel sauce to ladle over all.

Ingredients:
1 loaf of cinnamon raisin bread
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups skim milk
1/3 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
6 apple- peeled, cored and sliced
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 tablespoon white sugar
1/2 cup white sugar
1/4 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup margarine melted
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup skim milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:
Place bread slices as single layer on bottom of lightly greased 9x13 in baking pan. In large bowl, beat eggs with 1 1/2 cup skim milk, 1/3 cup white sugar, and 1 tablespoon vanilla. Pour egg mixture over bread slices.

Arrange apple slices on top of bread. Sprinkle cinnamon, nutmeg, and 2 tablespoons white sugar over apples. Cover, and refrigerate overnight.

In morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees

Bake toast in preheated oven until golden brown, about 1 hour.  Meanwhile combine 1/2 cup white sugar, flour and margarine. Stir in brown sugar, 1/2 cup skim milk , and 2 teaspoons vanilla in a small saucepan. Cook until thick. Serve french toast hot with warm sauce.