SallyCan's Notes:
Expand12 slices white or wheat bread, with crusts, toor cutrn into 1 - 2 " pieces Ask a question about this ingredient
2 8 oz pkg cream cheese Ask a question about this ingredient
1/3 c cream or milk Ask a question about this ingredient
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 cup sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
12 eggs Ask a question about this ingredient
2 cups blueberries, fresh or frozen, thawed Ask a question about this ingredient
2 cups milk, or 1 1/2 c milk mixed with 1/2 c cream Ask a question about this ingredient
3T butter Ask a question about this ingredient
1 tsp lemon juice Ask a question about this ingredient
Place bread in buttered glass casserole dish.
Ask a question about this stepBeat cream cheese and cream together. Add 1/2 tsp of the vanilla. Drop in blobs around casserole.
Ask a question about this stepSprinkle 1 c blueberries over casserole
Ask a question about this stepBeat eggs, 1 tsp vanilla, and milk (or milk and cream mixture) with a pinch of salt and pour evenly over bread and blueberries in the casserole.
Ask a question about this stepCover and refrigerate overnight.
Ask a question about this stepBake at 350 for 30 - 40 min, until bread is puffed.
Ask a question about this stepTo make the sauce, put maple syrup and remaining 1 c blueberries in saucepan and heat for a minute or two. Turn off heat and gently stir in butter and 1 tsp lemon juice. Serve sauce on the side.
Ask a question about this stepMarion is the Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at NYU and the author of several books on food policy, including Safe Food and What To Eat.
Just made corrections to this recipe I posted several months ago. It was a dreadful mess, and I apologize to anyone who tried to make it!