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Oven Puffed French Toast

Recipes

Ingredients

    • 8 or more slices of French bread

    • 6 eggs beaten

    • 1 tablespoon sugar

    • 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

    • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

    • 1/8 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    • 3 cups half and half (Or substitute a 12 ounces can evaporated milk + 1-1/4 milk)

    French Toast Topping

    • 1/2 cup butter firm (1 stick – divided)

    • 2 tablespoons dark corn syrup

    • 1 cup brown sugar

    • 2 tablespoons flour

    • 1 cup chopped pecans

Directions

  1. Place the bread slices in a single layer in a generously buttered 9” x 13” x 2” baking pan, using one end of the stick of butter to grease it.
  2. Combine the spices with the 2 tablespoons of sugar and then add them to the mixture of eggs, vanilla and milk. Mix well.
  3. Pour mixture over the bread slices.
  4. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
  5. Before baking, baste any unabsorbed liquid over the bread.
  6. Combine the pecan topping until the mixture resembles a coarse texture, first working the butter into the brown sugar/flour combination & then adding the rest of the ingredients.
  7. Sprinkle this topping over bread slices and bake in pre-heated oven at 350° F. for 40 minutes.
  8. Serve hot.