Can you think of anything more comforting than French Toast on a winter morning? Add Nutella and it goes from comforting to divine.
This is my entry for World Nutella Day which is the brainchild of Sara & Michellae at Ms. Adventures in Italy & Bleeding Espresso. Check out the Nutella Day Flickr Pool or the Nutella Day Facebook Page for more inspiration.
This was a real treat - I added very little sweetener to the egg mixture so the strata was mildly sweet and even my drizzling it with cream & nutella did not send it over the edge. Perfect start to my day!
Nutella-Banana French Toast Strata
(I scaled down the recipe to make an individual portion today)
A loaf of bread (I used Multigrain), crusts removed & cut into squares or rectangular pieces
8 eggs
3 1/2 - 4 cups milk
8 sliced bananas
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp agave syrup
Nutella
Lightly butter the bottom of a 9x13 dish.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, eggs, vanilla and agave syrup.
Spread Nutella on half the squares/rectangles of bread and layer them in the dish, nutella side facing up. Layer sliced bananas on top. Spread Nutella on the remaining squares/rectangles of bread and layer them on top of the bananas (nutella side facing down).
Pour the egg mixture on top, pressing gently with a spoon so that the bread soaks it all up. Cover with clingfilm and refrigerate overnight.
Preheat oven to 350F. Bake strata for 35 minutes, uncovered.
Let stand for 10 minutes. Dust with icing sugar & serve. I drizzled a little mixture of nutella & cream on top before serving.
