So, here's a confession. I am majorly self-conscious about my food pictures. They never look very appetizing. I feel like I make good food, but the pictures I take of it are pretty horrendous. Take, for example, this little number, pictured above. It looks *completely* unappetizing, and I know that. But it was so delicious. It really was.
It's a combination of ricotta cheese, french bread, honey, eggs and cinnamon. There's really not a bad ingredient in there. Another bonus, you can assemble this all the night before, leave it in the fridge and bake it the next morning for breakfast. I've taken the recipe from a fun food blog called Bitchin Camero, which in itself, endears me to the author. But really, her recipes are amazing.
(I promise to try and take more appetizing photos.)
Now, on with the recipe:
- 1/2 loaf of French or Italian bread, sliced into 1/2 inch thick slices
- 1 tbsp. butter
- 3/4 c. milk
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 3/4 to 1 c. ricotta cheese (you can use up the leftover from making the squash mac and cheese!)
- 1/3 c. honey
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Directions
- Grease the pan you will use (I used an 8x8 and it was a bit crowded) all over with butter, including the sides of the dish.
- Mix eggs, milk, salt and cinnamon together in a bowl.
- Arrange half of the bread in a single layer all along the bottom of the pan. Pour half of the eggs/milk mixture over it.
- Spread ricotta over the bread. Drizzle with most of the honey
- Arrange the rest of the bread across the top. Pour the remaining egg/milk mixture on top and drizzle with honey. If you are feeling especially decadent, sprinkle the top with a bit of turbinado sugar too.
- Let the loveliness sit for a couple hours or overnight
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. If the bread on top is starting to look too crusty, cover with foil.
- Serve with strong coffee, and love it.
ceh.
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