Ingredients
Scale
- 1 large loaf of Italian or French bread, cut into 1 inch cubes
- 8 large free range eggs
- 2 ½ cups of full fat milk
- The juice of one lemon
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup of frozen blueberries, unthawed and tossed together with 1 TBS flour
- 4 ounces full fat cream cheese, cubed
- Confectioners’ sugar to dust at the end (optional)
- Syrup to serve
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375*F. Butter a 9 by 13 inch baking dish really well. Set aside.
- Whisk the eggs, milk, lemon juice, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt together in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Spread half of the cubed bread in the buttered baking dish. Pour half of the egg mixture over top. Scatter over half of the cubed cream cheese and half of the blueberries. Repeat the layers once more, ending with berries.
- Cover tightly with aluminium foil and place in the preheated oven to bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 20 to 30 minutes until the bread cubes are golden brown.
- Remove from the oven and let stand for about 10 minutes prior to serving. Dust with icing sugar and cut into squares to serve. Serve with your favourite syrup.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
Nutrition
- Calories: 400