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Bodacious French Toast

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Prep Time:

 

Cooking Time:

45 to 60 minutes

Yield:

serves 6

Ingredients

  • 1 24-inch baguette
  • 6 large eggs
  • 2 cups 2% milk
  • 1 cup fat free half and half
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 cup pecans (about 3 ounces)
  • 1 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter
  • 2 cups blueberries

Directions




 
 
 
 
Spray with Pam a 13x9 inch baking dish. Cut 20 1 inch slices from baguette and arrange in one layer in baking dish.  In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, nutmeg, vanilla and cup brown sugar and pour evenly over bread.  Chill mixture, covered, until all liquid is absorbed by bread, at least 8 hours, and up to 1 day.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

In a shallow baking pan spread pecans evenly and toast in middle of oven until fragrant, about 8 minutes.

Increase temperature to 400 degrees F

Sprinkle pecans and blueberries evenly over bread mixture.  Cut stick butter into pieces and in a small saucepan heat with remaining cup brown sugar, stirring, until butter is melted.  Drizzle butter mixture over bread and bake mixture 45-60 minutes or until any liquid from blueberries is bubbling.

Serve with Maple Grove Farms Blueberry Syrup.  Serves 6 generously.  Adapted from www.epicurious.com

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