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French Toast: Pineapple Upside Down French Toast

Source of Recipe


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List of Ingredients



• 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  
• 1/3 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
  
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple in juice, drained, reserving 1/4 cup juice
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• 1 cup milk
  
• 1/4 cup half and half
  
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  
• 8 1" thick slices of French bread
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 400.
   
   
2. In a saucepan melt butter over medium heat, then stir in sugar until dissolved. Add pineapple, stirring well to incorporate. Set aside.
   
   
3. In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, half and half, reserved pineapple juice, salt, cinnamon and vanilla extract.
   
   
4. Lightly grease a 13x9x2" baking dish and spread pineapple mixture evenly over bottom. Dip bread slices into milk mixture and arrange in one layer on top of pineapple mixture. Pour any remaining milk mixture over all.
   
   
5. Bake French Toast in middle of oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until bread is golden.
   
   
6. Serves 4 to 6.