Marmalade French Toast Casserole

There’s no need to make the toast piece by piece with this casserole, which can be easily assembled the night before. Use grapefruit marmalade to give this crowd pleaser a tart twist. This recipe comes to us from our friends at myrecipes.com.

Serves 12

• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 (16-ounce) sourdough French bread loaf, cut into 24 slices
• Cooking spray
• 1 (12-ounce) jar orange or grapefruit marmalade*
• 2 3/4 cups 1% low-fat milk
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6 large eggs
• 1/3 cup walnuts, finely chopped

*If you have time, try making your own low-sugar marmalade.

Coat a 9X13 inch casserole dish with cooking spray.

Spread softened butter on one side of each bread slice.

Arrange 12 bread slices, buttered side down, slightly overlapping in a single layer in the prepared baking dish. Spread marmalade evenly over bread and top with remaining 12 bread slices, buttered side up.

In a medium bowl, combine milk, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and eggs, stirring with a whisk.

Pour egg mixture over bread. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Sprinkle casserole with walnuts. Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until golden. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.