Baked Hot Cross Bun French Toast

Ingredients



125g butter

1¼ cups brown sugar

6 hot cross buns

5 eggs

1½ cups milk

2 tbsp vanilla

1 tsp cinnamon

Method

Grease a square baking dish.

Melt butter in saucepan. Add 1 cup brown sugar, simmer 1 minute. Pour into base of dish.

Beat eggs, milk and vanilla together.

Mix remaining brown sugar and cinnamon.

Slice buns and place bases in dish.

Pour half egg mixture over base, sprinkle half cinnamon sugar.

Add tops, pour remaining egg mixture and cinnamon sugar.

Refrigerate 30 minutes.

Bake at 180°C covered 25 mins, then uncovered 15 mins.

Serve warm with icing sugar, maple syrup or ice cream.