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French Toast: Pineapple Upside-Down French Toast

Source of Recipe

from Sue, an alicia's country kitchen reader - CARNATION037


List of Ingredients

1/2 stick unsalted butter
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1, 15 ounce can crushed pineapple in juice, ...well drained, reserve 1/3 cup juice
3 large eggs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup half + half
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 slices of bread - white, sourdough, your choice



Recipe

Lightly grease a 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
In a saucepan melt butter then stir in sugar until
dissolved. Add pineapple, stirring well. Spread mixture
evenly in greased baking dish.
Place bread slices over pineapple mixture.
In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, half+half, the
reserved pineapple juice, salt, cinnamon and vanilla.
Pour egg mixture evenly over bread. Cover with plastic
wrap and refrigerate overnight.

Remove from refrigerator 1/2 hour before baking.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Bake in middle of oven
for 20 to 25 minutes or until bread is golden.

YIELD: Makes 4 Servings