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Baked French Toast with Pralines

Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 loaf French bread 13 to 16 ounces
  • 8 large eggs
  • 2 cups half-and-half
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • Dash salt
  • Praline Topping recipe follows
  • Maple syrup

Praline Topping:

  • ½ pound 2 sticks butter
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

Instructions

  1. Slice French bread into 20 slices, 1-inch each.
  2. Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices.
  3. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and whisk until smooth.
  4. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
  5. The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Melt butter; stir in other topping ingredients. Pour over French toast. Bake for about 40 minutes or until puffed and slightly golden.