BLUEBERRY FRENCH TOAST COBBLER

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Number Of Ingredients 12

1 loaf Hearty Baguette
4 Eggs
1/2 cup Milk
1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 teaspoon Butter, for greasing the pan
3/4 cup Sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Cinnamon
2 teaspoons Cornstarch
6 cups Blueberries, fresh or frozen
2 tablespoons Butter, melted
1/4 cup Confectioners sugar, for sprinkling on top

Steps:

Slice the bread diagonally into 10 to 12 slices about 3/4 inch thick. Place on a rimmed baking sheet. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, baking powder and vanilla. Slowly pour over the bread, turning to coat completely. Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for one to two hours or overnight.
Before serving, preheat oven to 450 degrees. use butter to grease a 9 by 13 inch baking dish. Mix sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch in prepared dish. Gently stir in blueberries until coated. Place bread wettest side up on berries. Wedge slices in tightly, cutting some pieces to fit if necessary. (You may not use it all.) Brush tops of bread with melted butter.
Bake in center of oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until the toast is golden and the berries are bubbling around the sides. Remove from oven and sift confectioners sugar over the top. Let sit five minutes before serving.