HI Tammy – that does sound like a delicious, fun way to start Christmas day. Baked French toast is pretty forgiving, so I think you could do it with your stacked pans. The bread will expand as it “bakes” so don’t fill your pans more than 2/3’s full. I don’t think you’ll need to increase the cook time, but leave yourself some extra time just in case. Enjoy!

Yes – since this recipe is cooked pot in pot, you can easily halve the recipe. Your cook time will be less, but you can use the same size pan. I would try 20 minutes with half the recipe.

Hi Kelly – yes, you can bake it in the oven. I would bake it similarly to this recipe https://www.barbarabakes.com/baked-cherry-french-toast-and-utahs-owns-recipe-roundup/

Hi Ann – yes, if you prefer using a natural release, you can reduce the cook time slightly and use a natural release. The except is things like pasta that can overcook by using a complete natural release.

While I prefer a rich eggy bread with this like Brioche or Challa, you can use pretty much any bread. Croissants or a mix of half white bread and croissants would work well also. If you plan to use just white sandwich bread, I recommend making sure you use day-old bread so that they absorb more of the milk and egg mixture!

If you try it, let us know what you use and how it goes!