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Autumn Breakfast Delight
aka “Yumminess”


About 16 servings

4 cups bread, torn into small pieces (use whatever bread you need to finish off or buy French bread)
1/2 cup raisins
15 oz can sweet potatoes, drained
apple, peeled and chopped small
2 cups whole milk (or half & half)
1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick)
2/3 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup granola cereal
Sauce (optional - recipe below)


Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, warm milk and butter until butter is just melted, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and set aside. 

Spread out bread in a 13 x 9 lasagna pan. Top with raisins, sweet potatoes, and apple. 

Combine sugar, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed for 1 minute. Slowly add to milk mixture. Pour mixture over bread and fruit. Top with granola.

Cover pan with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes more.

Serve warm with Sauce.

Sauce

Makes 1 Batch

1/3 cup granulated sugar
1 Tbsp All-purpose flour
dash of salt
1 cup Milk
1 tsp vanilla
2 Tbsp butter


Mix dry ingredients in a small to medium saucepan. Stir in milk and vanilla. Cook on medium-high heat until boiling. Add butter and lower heat to medium. Boil for four minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before serving.

 

This is an original recipe that may not be used commercially without the consent of the owners of jonrachel.com.

Copyright © 2005 Rachel L Gardner
Last Modified: Tuesday, August 10, 2010
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