Comments on: Instant Pot French Toast Casserole

By: Corinne Schmitt

Corinne Schmitt — Wed, 03 Jan 2018 13:57:11 +0000

In reply to Lani. Hi Lani, thanks for your recommendations. Going to try it this way as well and see how it turns out.

By: Lani

Lani — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 14:58:36 +0000

I had similar issues with not enough liquid and in the instant pot showed “burn”. During the preheating phase, some of the bread had already burnt to the bottom. To fix the problem, I moved everything into a flat bottom glass bowl and washed the pot to start over. I put the bowl in the pot on and the trivet with water underneath and cooked for 15 min on pressure. I also read later to cover the bowl with foil to avoid any water dripping into the bread (will try that next time).

By: Corinne Schmitt

Corinne Schmitt — Thu, 30 Nov 2017 01:36:05 +0000

In reply to Dianthe. Hi Dianthe, I need to revisit this recipe. You aren't the first person to run into this problem. I've been unable to recreate the issue myself, but I can't deny all of the trouble others are having with it. I'm sorry yours didn't turn out! I'm going to add a cautionary note to the recipe to warn others that it's not working out right until I have time to adapt it to a version with better, more consistent results. Thanks for your feedback.

By: Dianthe

Dianthe — Wed, 29 Nov 2017 23:52:40 +0000

Hi there. I followed your directions exactly only to have my Instant Pot continue to show “burn” on the display. I added more liquid and made sure everything was stirred and set it again After 5 minutes it showed “burn” again. Upon opening it up, the bread was partially burned, stuck to the bottom, and again all of the liquid had been absorbed. I’m not sure why this happened, but I was very excited to try this recipe and now it’s yet another pizza night in our house.

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 25 Nov 2017 21:41:15 +0000

Hello
I am curious as to how your IP made it to the pressure setting without the added fluids. I made this to the letter but the amount of fluid was absorbed into the bread, so when the IP went to manual pressure it beeped but showed (L) meaning it did not have enough fluid to pressurize. Therefore it was more like a slow cooker and the timing was WAY off, and the center could not be cooked in 15 minutes cooking and 15 natural release as there was nothing to release.

My IP says 3 cups liquid to steam.

By: Corinne Schmitt

Corinne Schmitt — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 12:09:32 +0000

In reply to Melissa Hurst. Hi Melissa, I really appreciate the feedback. I'm going to do a few bathches and see if I can get the kinks worked out so that the results are consistent.

By: Melissa Hurst

Melissa Hurst — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 10:40:46 +0000

I tired making this and the same thing happened to me that happened to Reese. It wasn’t done. I had lots of bread in there. When I read other recipes, it has you putting your mixture in another pan and then sitting it on a trivet and adding some water. I like your way of just making it in the instant pot container, but I doesn’t seem to work. Thoughts?

By: Corinne Schmitt

Corinne Schmitt — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 12:38:03 +0000

In reply to Reese. Hi Reese, that's so disappointing! I'm very sorry yours didn't turn out, especially since it sounds like you followed the directions to the letter. I did not spray my pot with cooking spray and didn't experience the sticking issue. From your end result, it sounds like there was way too much liquid to bread. I used one of those long French loaves from the grocery store bakery. I will specify that in the directions to help others avoid the same problem. I can't imagine spraying the liner with cooking oil could do any harm, so I may add that as well as a precaution. Thanks for your feedback since it helps me improve the instructions. I hope the less than stellar results with your second ever IP attempt won't turn you off to the Instant Pot though.

By: Reese

Reese — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 03:25:09 +0000

Hi Corrine. I’m new to the Instant Pot. This recipe is the second one I’ve tried. First, do you spray your pot with cooking spray? The bread stuck to the bottom of my pan. Second, I set it for 15 minutes on manual, and it was gooey and undone when fished. I did let it natural release for 12 minutes. Any ideas? What kind/ size of loaf did you use? I removed the uncooked contents from the pot and put it all in a shallow pan under the broiler.