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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 75 Minutes |
Ready In: 75 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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Yummy desert from the Marlboro Country Cookbook Morning Fires, Evening Lights (Philip Morris, Inc, 1998) Ingredients:
2 cups packed light brown sugar |
1 tbs cinnamon |
5 1/2 cups water |
1/4 cup butter |
1 (1lb) loaf of sourdough or white bread, sliced |
1/2 lb american cheese, sliced |
1/2 cup either raisins, dried cranberries or cherries |
1/2 cup chopped pecans |
heavy cream, optional |
Directions:
1. Combine brown sugar and cinnamon in a medium saucepan. Stir in water; bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in butter; reduce heat and simmer uncovered 15 mins.
2. Butter a 13x9 baking dish. Arrange one-third of bread in bottom of dish, tearing to fit. Top with half of sliced cheese, raisins and pecans.
3. Repeat layering with one-third of bread, remaining cheese, raisins and pecans. Top with remaining bread; press down firmly. Pour hot syrup over bread; press down on bread with a spatula so that bread is coated with syrup.
4. Cover dish with aluminum foil. Bake in a 350ยบ oven for 45 mins. Uncover; continue baking 15 mins longer. Serve warm or at room temperature with cream, if desired.
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