Special Occasion Favorite - Gluten Free Baked Blueberry French Toast

Doesn't this breakfast dish look delicious?  I saw this for the first time  at a bridal shower  for one of my nieces this summer.  Of course, I couldn't eat it, but I asked one of the gals who hosted this shower for the directions on how to make it because everyone around me was raving about it. 

She told me they made all these the day before and then took them out to warm up and then popped them into the oven before the shower.   As you can see, I halved the recipe when I made it. 

Blueberry French Toast 

1. Prepare bread:
(1)   Slice up 1/2 a loaf of Udi's white bread
(2)   and put in a greased 9 x 13 pan.
(3)   Put dabs of whipped cream cheese around the bread. (Do as much or as little as you like)

2.  Prepare egg mixture - In a large mixing bowl:
(1)  Beat up 12 eggs
(2)  Add 2 cups of milk and beat
(3)  Then add  1 t vanilla, 1 t cinnamon, and 
1/4 cup of brown sugar and beat until combined.

3.  Pour the egg mixture over the bread.

4. Sprinkle 1 cup of blueberries over the bread.

5.  Set in the fridge overnight, take out the next morning for 20 minutes and then bake or simply bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes. 

6.  Serve with homemade blueberry sauce or maple syrup.


Other breakfast recipes on this blog:

Pancakes
Fantastic Gluten Free Blueberry Pancakes  (From my daughter-in-law's family cookbook)
Gluten Free Banana Split Pancakes  (Another recipe from my daughter-in-law's family!)
Outstanding Gluten Free Oatmeal Pancakes  (From my Heritage School Cookbook, where I worked 3 1/2 years)
Family Favorite Gluten Free Buttermilk Pancakes (From my daughter's home ec teacher)
Yummy Gluten Free Pumpkin Pancakes (From About Gluten Free Cooking)
Crunchy & Delicious Potato Latkes  (From a flier in my sweet potato bag)
Tasty Gluten Free Swedish Pancakes    (From my Syre School Cookbook)
Protein Packed Gluten Free Ricotta Cheese Pancakes  (From my daughter-in-law's family)

Waffles, Crepes,  Fritters & Dutch Babies 
Rachel Ray's Pumpkin Spice Waffles Made Gluten Free & Dairy Free   (This is one I adapted from Rachel Ray)
Easy to Make Gluten Free Waffles  (From my Syre School Cookbook)
Incredible Gluten Free Crepes  (Mix of 2 recipes)
Old Fashioned Gluten Free Banana Fritters   (My grandmother's recipe!)
Amazing Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Dutch Baby  (From home ec recipe plus Internet search)

Egg Dishes
Sweet Potato Hash With Poached Eggs  (From my daughter's Internet search)
Hash Brown Egg Casserole  (From my friend Lisa)
Mexican Migas Breakfast Casserole  (Modified from a recipe from an airport cookbook)
Baked Zucchini Frittata  (I picked this up from a Whidbey Island farmer's market)
Jan's Sausage & Vegetable Frittata  (From a friend who was a home ec teacher)
Huevos Rancheros - A Fantastic South of the Border Breakfast  (I learned this years ago!)
Beautiful Eggs Florentine (Adapted from an Internet search)
Gluten Free Crustless Zucchini & Spinach Quiche  (From my Syre School Cookbook) 

Cereals
 Honey Almond Granola   (From the Heritage School Cookbook)
 Gluten Free Baked Oatmeal   (From my daughter-in-law's family cookbook)

Breakfast Muffins
Banana Nutty Muffins   (From my daughter-in-law's family cookbook)
Bursting with Blueberries Gluten Free Muffins  (From the Heritage School Cookbook)
Gluten Free Tremendous Pumpkin Muffins  (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Scrumptious Gluten Free Blueberry Scones  (From Heritage School Cookbook)
Thanksgiving Gluten Free Pumpkin Scones  (From an Internet search)
Sassy Gluten Free Apple Cinnamon Muffins  (From my Heritage School Cookbook)
Claudia's Blueberry Coffee Cake (Made Gluten Free!) (From a neighbor)