Oven-Baked Nutmeg Praline French Toast

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Oven-Baked Nutmeg Praline French Toast

Serves: 8 slices


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

Method
Place bread in single layer in 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish. Whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, liqueur, vanilla, nutmeg and salt. Pour over bread, turning once to coat evenly. Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place 1/3 cup butter in 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan; place in oven to melt butter. Remove from oven; tilt pan to coat evenly with butter. Arrange bread in single layer in prepared pan. Bake, uncovered, about 25 minutes or until firm and golden brown. Meanwhile, combine pecans, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter in small bowl. Sprinkle over baked french toast. Broil, about 5 inches from heat, watching carefully, about 1 minute or until topping begins to bubble.

Variation: Omit praline topping (made with pecans, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon melted butter). Bake french toast as directed, but carefully turn bread halfway through baking time. Do not broil.

Note: Other topping suggestions include softened cream cheese combined with maple syrup, sweetened whipped cream or butter with fruit preserves.

Recipe Courtesy of the American Butter Institute or ButterIsBest.com.