Apple French Toast with Cinnamon Sauce

Apple French Toast with Cinnamon Sauce
4 eggs
1 cup milk
3 tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. cinnamon

8 slices day-old French bread, cut thick (French toast is better made with day-old bread. It will soak up the egg more than fresh bread, and it will “puff up” more.) 3 tbsp. melted butter
Preheat oven to 375 F.

To prepare toast: whisk eggs with milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon. Dip bread into mixture, coating both sides, allowing bread to soak up mixture. Place bread in single layer on baking sheets brushed with butter to prevent sticking. Bake for 12 minutes, turn bread over, bake another 12 minutes or until brown and puffy.

Sauce
2 tsp. butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup water
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
3 apples, peeled, cored, and sliced thinly

To prepare sauce: add butter and sugar in saucepan. Cook until melted. Add water, cinnamon, and apples. Cook on low heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until tender. To serve: arrange toast on plate, top with sauce.