Sheet Pan Challah French Toast for a Crowd Recipe (exclusive plus)

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Sheet Pan Challah French Toast for a Crowd bakes on two sheet pans, so everyone sits down to hot, golden French toast at the same time with no standing at the stove. Thick challah slices are dried briefly in the oven, soaked in a cinnamon vanilla custard, then baked on preheated, buttered pans for crisp, golden edges and soft, custardy centers instead of soggy bread. It's an easy brunch recipe for holidays, overnight guests, and weekend gatherings, and it feeds 10 to 12 people.

Many challah French toast recipes either fry batch after batch at the stove or skip the step that decides whether the center turns out custardy or soggy. This one fixes both. Fresh bakery challah is dried in a 300°F oven for about 10 to 12 minutes so it soaks like day-old bread, then each slice gets a quick 45 second soak and bakes on preheated, buttered sheet pans at 400°F. The hot metal gives the bottoms a fried-style crust, and about 20 slices finish at the same time so everyone eats hot French toast together. You also get custard weights, a 160°F doneness check, a 200°F hold-warm window, and a freezer-to-toaster plan, so your post can include real numbers instead of guesses. In my testing, the slices used up nearly every drop of the custard, and the last slices still soaked well.

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Ingredients: challah bread, eggs, whole milk, heavy cream, light brown sugar, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, butter, confectioners sugar, maple syrup, fresh berries

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