1 cup packed brown sugar
½ cup butter or margarine
2 Tbs. light corn syrup
2 large tart apples, peeled and sliced ¼” thick
3 eggs
1 cup milk
1tsp vanilla extract
9 slices day-old French bread (3/4” thick)
SYRUP:
1 cup applesauce
½ tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
In a small saucepan, cook brown sugar, butter and syrup until thick, about 5-7 mins. Pour into an ungreased 13X9X2” baking pan; arrange apples on top. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, milk and vanilla. Dip bread slices into the egg mixture for 1 min.; place over apples.
Cover and refrigerate overnight. Remove from the refrigerator 30 mins. before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35-40 mins. Combine syrup ingredients in a medium saucepan; cook and stir until hot. Serve over French Toast.
YIELD: 9 servings