Overnight French Toast

This was DEEEEELICIOUS!!!!
And what an awesome time-saver in the morning!

Adapted from Here

INGREDIENTS:
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup maple-flavored syrup
1 tablespoon margarine or butter
10 (1-inch-thick) slices Challah bread
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups skim milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon cinnamon

dash of nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 to 2 tablespoons powdered sugar

1 1/4 cups sliced strawberries (optional)

DIRECTIONS:
Spray 13x9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray. In medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, syrup and margarine. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute.
Pour syrup mixture evenly in bottom of sprayed pan. Arrange bread slices in even layer over syrup mixture. Set aside.
In large bowl, combine eggs, milk, vanilla and salt; beat with wire whisk until smooth. Pour evenly over bread in pan. Cover; refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.
To bake, heat oven to 350°F. Uncover pan; bake 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned.
To serve, top each serving with 1/4 cup sliced strawberries; sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Banana Bread

One of the many ways to make delicious banana bread!

Recipe from here.

Ingredients:

1 cup granulated sugar

8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

2 large eggs

3 ripe bananas

1 tablespoon milk

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.

Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.