re: Christmas breakfast ideas

I usually fix up a French Toast Casserole for things like that. You throw it all together the night before than bake in the morning.

2 cups brown sugar
1/2 cup melted butter
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 loaf of french bread (sliced)
5 eggs
2 cups of milk
1 tbsp vanilla

Night (or 8 hours) before:

Line a 9x13 dish with brown sugar. Pour melted butter over top of layer. Then add maple syrup. Place slices of french bread across dish. In a bowl beat eggs and 2 cups of milk. Pour over bread. Cover and stick in the fridge for at least 8 hours.

Morning/Day of:

Put in cold oven and turn oven on to 375 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes or until browned on edges of bread.

Just a FYI, it will rise and be a little soft when you pull it out of the oven. Don't freak out. It'll fall almost immediately. Let sit a couple of minutes before you serve. You can drizzle syrup or dust with powdered sugar but I prefer without.