In California Gold County, on Highway 50 rolling hills are dotted with farms and fruit orchards.

This area is called Apple Hill.

Apple Hill is a two hour drive from where we live in the SF Bay Area. For years, we’ve headed up to enjoy the bounty of apple harvests in fall.

Each year different apples will be available, taste and find your favorites to bring back for eating and baking.

Apple Hill farms have bakeshops with family recipes for apple pies, apple dumplings, turnovers, strudel, fritters, and new treats like apple cider caramel shakes or apple slushies.

Farms also have gem mining, nature trail, maze, train rides, pony rides and hayrides, plus barbeque, delis, and activities for families.

Here’s Travel for Kids list of farms to visit: Apple Hill

 

Apple French Toast Bake

1 baguette, about 18 – 20 in. long
8 large eggs
3 cups milk
1/3 cup sugar
1 tbsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp nutmeg
¼ tsp salt
Topping
4 – 5 apples (680g), peeled and very thinly sliced
¼ cup sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tbsp maple syrup
pinch of salt
2 tbsp butter melted
Powdered or cinnamon sugar

Lightly butter 9×13 baking pan or similar size casserole dish.

Slice day old baguette into 1 inch slices. Arrange slices in rows in the pan in a single layer.

In medium size bowl, beat the eggs, then whisk in the milk, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and salt.
Pour this mixture over the bread, and let it soak while you prepare the topping.

Peel and slice apples thinly. Toss with topping ingredients, spread apples over bread in the pan.

Cover the pan with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight or up to 48 hours.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Remove pan from refrigerator, uncover it, and bake for 45 – 55 minutes, until the apples are soft and eggs are set.

Remove from oven and sprinkle with powdered or cinnamon sugar.

Recipe from King Arthur Baking

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