French Toast Strata

• 12 loaf French bread or 12 loaf Italian bread (1-pound)
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 large cooking apple, peeled and coarsely chopped
• 12 cup seedless raisin
• 12 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
• 14 cup granulated sugar
• 12 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup sour cream, divided
• 6 eggs
• 1 12 cups milk
• 14 cup maple syrup

1. Slice the bread into 1/2" slices, then halve the slices; set aside.
2. Melt the butter or margarine in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and saute the apple until just softened, about 3 minutes, then remove from the heat.
3. Stir in the raisins, walnuts, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and 1/2 cup of the sour cream.
4. In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, milk, maple syrup, and the remaining 1/2 cup of sour cream.
5. Butter a 10" pie plate or a 9" square baking dish.
6. Layer half the bread in the prepared baking dish, spread the apple and sour cream mixture over the bread; then layer with the remaining bread.
7. Pour the egg and milk mixture over all and cover.
8. Chill in the refrigerator for 2-24 hours.
9. When ready to prepare, preheat the oven to 325 and bake the strata, uncovered, 50-60 minutes, or until set and lightly browned.
10. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

bread, butter, cooking apple, seedless raisin, walnuts, sugar, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, sour cream, eggs, milk, maple syrup

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/french-toast-strata-94480 (may not work)