Name: Apple Ricotta Stuffed French Toast
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 loaf gluten-free bread; 16 oz. ricotta (whole milk); 6 each eggs (large); 1 cup milk or half & half; 2 Tbsp maple syrup; 2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp vanilla; 2 each apples (cored & sliced thin); 1 Tbsp butter

Ingredients

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1 loaf gluten-free bread
16 oz. ricotta (whole milk)
6 each eggs (large)
1 cup milk or half & half
2 Tbsp maple syrup
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 each apples (cored & sliced thin)
1 Tbsp butter

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 400°F & grease/spray a 9″x13″ baking dish, set aside
In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat, add apples & saute for 5 minutes or until softened. Toss in 1 tsp of cinnamon, set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk ricotta, eggs, milk, maple syrup, 1 tsp cinnamon, & vanilla until combined.
Dip each slice of bread in the ricotta mixture and let sit for 15-30 seconds then add 1 slice at a time to the baking dish and top each slice with a few apples. Continue to layer with bread & apples.
Once all bread & apples are in baking dish, pour the rest of the ricotta mixture over the bread.
Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes uncovered then cover & bake for an additional 20 minutes or until cooked through.