Baked Apple French Toast with Caramel Sauce

• 1 loaf French bread, sliced in 1½ inch slices
• 6 eggs
• 1½ cups milk
• 1 tbsp. vanilla
• 6 medium apples, peeled and sliced (Fuji, Jonathan or Granny Smith)
• 1½ tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
• 3 tbsp. packed brown sugar
• Caramel Sauce (see below)

The night before serving, coat a 9X13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Layer bread slices on the bottom of the pan. Combine eggs, milk, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl, beat well and pour over bread slices. Place apple slices on top of bread. Sprinkle apples with cinnamon, nutmeg and brown sugar. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight. In the morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake, covered, about 50 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes more. Serve toast hot, topped with Caramel Sauce. Makes 8 to 10 servings.

Caramel Sauce

• 3/4 c. packed brown sugar
• ¼ c. flour
• ½ c. butter, melted
• 1½ c. milk
• 2 tsp. vanilla

Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly.

OK, so I haven't tried this recipe, but I saw it on Studio 5 today. The recipe comes from some lady at the Lion House. For those of you who have tried, and love, the Decadent French Toast from Cooking Club last year, this is a lot like it, except totally different. So, if you get to trying it before I do, let me know how it is. They said you can also substitute peaches for the apples. Go, get creative!!