What I served for Christmas Breakfast

 Here's what was on my table Christmas morning.

Dish in front:  Blueberry & Cream Cheese French Toast Bake
Dish in back:  Egg Bake (with ham and cheese)

I wanted to serve something sweet and delicious as well as something with protein in it that is more savory.  Thus, the double dish display above!

This egg bake is adapted by a recipe passed along to me by my friend Kara.  Her family makes it each holiday.  They make theirs with pork sausage, but I used ham because I had served a Christmas Eve dinner of Spiral Sliced Glazed Ham, and had a ton of leftovers!

*Note to self: continue the Ham dinner on Christmas Eve and use leftovers for this breakfast as well as soups, sandwiches, and egg scrambles later in the week.*

Egg Bake Recipe:
1/2 lb meat (Ham or browned pork sausage)
6 eggs
1 1/2 c milk
2 slices bread cubed (I used french bread but you can use any sliced bread)
1 t dry mustard or Dijon mustard (I used Dijon)
1/2 t salt, pepper to taste
1 c shredded cheese

Beat together all ingredients except cubed bread and meat.  Add meat, bread, and 1/2 c of shredded cheese, combine.
Refrigerate overnight.
Top with remaining 1/2 c shredded cheese the next day and bake 40-45 minutes at 365 degrees.

This baked french toast recipe is awesome - it has all the ingredients in it that you would hope would be included.  It comes out crispy on the outside and soft and flavorful on the inside.

Here ya go, kids!

8-9 slices of french bread (sliced in 1 - 1 1/2 inch slices)
6 eggs
1/2 c sugar
1 1/2 t cinnamon, divided
1 t vanilla
1/2 c - 3/4 c blueberries
2-3 oz cream cheese, cubed
3 c milk
1/4 cup brown sugar
4 T melted butter

Arrange slices of bread in a lightly greased 9x13 pan.  Sprinkle blueberries and chunks of cream cheese over top.  Beat eggs, sugar, 1 t cinnamon, vanilla, & milk together.  Pour over bread.
Refrigerate overnight.
The next day, stir together 1/2 t cinnamon with 1/4 c brown sugar.
Sprinkle this over top of each slice of bread.
Drizzle melted butter over all.
Bake 55 minutes at 325 degrees.

Serve with maple or blueberry syrup.

Now, you notice that the french toast bake needs 55 minutes at 325, and the egg bake needs 40-45 at 365.  I made these both together, so I baked both together at 350.  I started the french toast first, and about 5 minutes in I added the egg bake to the oven.  They both came out perfectly!

Yum.  I wanted two make ahead dishes so that Christmas morning I could focus on the joy and anticipation of my precious little ones before it was time to open presents.

How about you?  What did you serve?  I would love to hear what everyone else does on Christmas morning!

Much love, ladies.

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