I have tried to bake bacon in the past, but it has never turned out as beautifully as yours! What is your secret? How long do you cook it, and does your oven end up a greasy mess? I will definitely be trying your bake ahead french toast. I usually get up at around 5 am Christmas morning to have breakfast made because we don't let our kids open presents until they eat (something we discovered the hard way!!). I hope that this will solve my problems! Thanks for yet another wonderful idea! Hi Anne - I lay it flat on a parchment-covered half-sheet pan, and bake it at 350°F for about 30 minutes. Don't overlap the pieces; for a pound of thin-sliced bacon, you'd need two pans. For thick-sliced, one pan will do. Hope your French toast turns out just the way you like it - and bacon, too! PJH

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