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Baked French Toast With Pecans




Source of Recipe


Bon Appetit 3/05






Recipe Introduction


This dish is assembled a day ahead so the buttery sauce can soak into the bread.





List of Ingredients



• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  
• 1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
  
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
  
• 8 large eggs
  
• 1 1/2 cups half and half
  
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  
• 1 tsp vanilla
  
• 1 (1 lb) loaf unsliced challah or other egg bread, cut into 1 1/4" thick slices
  
• additional warm pure maple syrup
  






Instructions



1. Stir butter, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup syrup in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth. Transfer to 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Sprinkle pecans over butter mixture.
   
2. Whisk eggs, half and half, cinnamon, and vanilla in large bowl to blend. Dip bread slices into egg mixture and arrange in single layer in prepared dish. Pour remaining egg mixture over bread slices in dish. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
   
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake french toast uncovered until golden brown and puffed and knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Cut into 6 pieces. Serve pecan-side up with additional warm maple syrup.
   






Final Comments


6 servings