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- 4Maple Leaf® Natural Original Smoked Sausage, diced
- 165g Pkg Maple Leaf® Ready Crisp® Fully Cooked Natural Bacon Slices
- 1(400g) loaf sourdough bread, Slice and cut the bread into 1-inch cubes.
- 1cup pumpkin puree
- 1cup brown sugar
- 5medium eggs
- 2½cups whole milk
- 3teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¼tsp salt
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Grease a 11×7-inch baking dish with nonstick spray. Spread cubes of bread in the dish.
- Whisk pumpkin puree, brown sugar, eggs, milk, salt and vanilla extract together in a large bowl. Pour evenly over bread. Rest the baking dish for 10 minutes to let the bread absorb the liquid mixture.
- Sprinkle diced sausage topping evenly over casserole and bake uncovered for 10 minutes, and then cover with aluminum foil and bake for an additional 20 minutes or until center appears set and is no longer runny.
- Prepare the Bacon as per instructions on the box and finely dice them.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle the bacon crisp over the French toast and cool for 5 minutes before serving.
Cover the baking pan tightly and place in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours before cooking. This gives the bread a chance to soak up the milk.
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