Apple Stuffed Strata
Ingredients
| 2 tbsp | butter |
| 4 cups | Golden Delicious Apples, peeled and sliced |
| 6 tbsp | sugar, divided |
| 12 slices | cinnamon swirl bread cut diagonally |
| 3/4 cup | pecans, chopped |
| 1 1/2 cups | 1% milk |
| 1/2 tsp | cinnamon |
| 5 | large eggs |
| 1 tbsp | sugar |
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Steps
- Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add apple and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar to pan; sauté 8 minutes or until apple is tender and lightly browned. Remove from heat; cool 5 minutes.
- Coat an 11 x 7-inch glass or ceramic baking dish with cooking spray. Arrange half of bread in dish. Top with apple mixture; top with 1/2 cup pecans. Arrange remaining bread over pecans.
- Combine the remaining 5 tablespoons granulated sugar, milk, cinnamon, and eggs in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Pour milk mixture over bread, pressing down to submerge. Cover and chill overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Uncover dish. Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup pecans and 1 tbsp sugar evenly over bread. Bake at 350° for 48 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Note
Recommend adding additional cinnamon