Baked French Toast (easy overnight recipe) - Celebrating Sweets (2024)

FAQs

Should French toast be soaked overnight? ›

Start with dry bread.

Dry bread is primed for soaking up that creamy custard. You can either leave it out overnight or do what I do and toast it in the oven. Lightly press the bread into the custard to make sure it absorbs evenly. Don't stress if the bread is a bit drier on the top.

How long does toasted bread last without a refrigerator? Depends on what you want to do with it. For croutons, bread pudding, or baked french toast you can get away with leaving it out overnight, since you want stale bread for these applications.

Ideally, the bread should be slightly stale. A drier bread will soak up all the custard. Bread can be left out with the wrapper open the day before cooking. If you find yourself in a pinch, dry your bread slices in a 275°F oven for 10 minutes before soaking them in the custard.

The first is using fresh bread, which soaks up too much of the egg mixture and doesn't cook through, remaining eggy and soggy in the middle. Leaving the bread in the egg mixture for too long is another route to soggy French toast.

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How long can you leave French toast mix in the fridge? If the bread has been placed in the custard batter, then you shouldn't leave the bread soaked in the batter longer than overnight. If you are simply storing the custard batter on its own in the fridge, then it will keep for 3 – 4 days.

Serve immediately. Leftover French toast may be wrapped tightly in plastic wrap or foil and refrigerated for a couple of days. Warm before serving (or eat cold if you're weird like me).

What's the difference between French toast and eggy bread? In general, French Toast tends to be sweet and eggy bread is more savoury. With French toast, you might have cinnamon, syrup and berries, whereas eggy bread is more likely to be paired with bacon or a fried egg. However, French toast can also be savoury.

Oven-drying of cut slices — super-lightly toasting it — works best of all, but in a pinch, you could also cut the bread the night before and let it sit on a cooling rack until morning, or simply lightly toast in the toaster. The key is to dry the outside while leaving the inside moist.

Can you soak French toast too long? ›

There are several possible reasons for soggy French toast. The first is using fresh bread, which soaks up too much of the egg mixture and doesn't cook through, remaining eggy and soggy in the middle. Leaving the bread in the egg mixture for too long is another route to soggy French toast.

You don't want to turn your griddle heat up too high- the outsides will burn and the inside will be soggy. You don't want to use too much milk. Your batter should be more egg-y than milk-y if you want non-soggy toast.

How can you store fresh bread and rolls so they stay soft for as long as possible? Resealable plastic bag: A resealable plastic bag seals in moisture and locks out air, keeping your bread soft.