Cranberry-Apple French Toast Casserole

Ingredients

• 0.3 cup almonds toasted sliced
• 1.3 cups apple juice 
• 0.3 cup brown sugar divided packed
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1 Dash ground cloves 
• 1 pound dinner rolls quartered
• 6 large eggs lightly beaten
• 2 cups apples i use 2 granny smith apples diced ( 2 apples)
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon nutmeg 
• 0.5 teaspoon lemon zest grated
• 1.3 cups milk 1% low-fat
• 0.5 cup cranberries dried sweetened
• 0.8 cup roasted cranberry sauce 

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• whisk
• baking pan

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 25
2. Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
3. Add apple, cinnamon, and cloves to pan; cook 10 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Stir in 2 tablespoons brown sugar; cook 2 minutes or until sugar melts.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Place quartered rolls on a jelly-roll pan; bake at 250 for 15 minutes. Arrange rolls in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
6. Sprinkle cranberries evenly over rolls; top with apple mixture.
7. Combine apple juice and the next 5 ingredients (through eggs) in a large bowl, stirring with a whisk.
8. Pour egg mixture over roll mixture; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
9. Preheat oven to 35
10. Uncover dish, and sprinkle with almonds.
11. Bake at 350 for 55 minutes or until golden.