Shelly's Recipe

OVEN BAKED NUTMEG PRALINE FRENCH TOAST

Category: French Toast

8 slices Italian bread cut about 3/4 inch thick
4 eggs
1 cup milk or half-and-half
2 tbsp sugar and orange liqueur or orange juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
1/3 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 tbsp butter, melted

Place bread in a single layer in at 13x9 inch baking dish. Whisk together next7 ingredients. Pour over bread, turning once to coat evenly. Refrigerate, covered, severely hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 400. Place 1/3 cup butter in a jelly-roll pan; place in oven to melt butter. Remove from oven and tile pan to coat evenly with butter. Arrange bread in a single layer in prepared pan. Bake, uncovered, about 25 minutes or until firm and golden brown.

Meanwhile, combine pecans, brown sugar and 1 tbsp butter in a small bowl. Sprinkle over baked French toast. Broil about 5 inch from heat; watching carefully, about 1 minute or until topping begins to bubbly.

Variation: Omit praline topping. Bake toast as directed, but carefully turn bread halfway through baking time. Do not broil. Note: Other toppings include softened cream cheese combined with maple syrup, sweetened whipped cream or butter with fruit preserves.