Oven-Baked Praline French Toast
Ingrediants: 8 slices French bread, cut about 3/4-inch thick 6 eggs 1 cup half-and-half or 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup whipping cream 2 tbls. granulated sugar 2 tbls. Grand Marnier or orange juice 1/2 tsp. vanilla 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1/8 tsp. salt 1/3 cup plus 1 tbl. butter, divided 1/2 cup chopped pecans 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar Directions: 1. Place bread in single layer in 13x9x2-inch ovenproof glass baking dish. 2. Blend together eggs, half-and-half, sugar, Grand Marnier or orange juice, vanilla, nutmeg and salt. Pour over bread in baking dish, turning bread once to coat evenly. 3. Refrigerate soaking bread, covered, several hours or overnight. 4. Place 1/3 cup butter in a 15x10-inch jellyroll pan or a 13x9x2-inch baking pan. Put pan in oven to melt butter. Remove from oven and tilt pan to distribute butter evenly. 5. Remove soaking bread from the refrigerator and arrange bread in a single layer in butter-coated pan. 6. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for about 25 minutes or until firm and golden brown. 7. Meanwhile, melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter and mix with pecans and brown sugar. Sprinkle sugared pecans over baked French toast. 8. Return to oven and bake for additional 5 minutes or until sugar starts to bubble. Serves 4. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in a spirit of love. -Sylvia --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Access the Recipes And More list archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/recipesandmore%40googlegroups.com/ Visit the group home page at: http://groups.google.com/group/RecipesAndMore -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
