This is a great recipe, I made it when my mom was staying with us. Took about 10 minutes the night before to prepare and throw in the fridge for the next morning! The great thing about this recipe is it feeds about 6 people and no need for syrup!
Ingredients
* 1 loaf French bread (I used Safeway's french toast bread, any thick bread works
great, I go for pre-cut!)
* Butter, for pan
* 8 large eggs
* 2 cups milk
* 2 tablespoons sugar
* 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
* Dash salt
* Praline Topping, recipe follows
Directions
Slice French bread into 15 slices, 1-inch thick each.
In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt and beat with a whisk until blended but not too bubbly. Pour mixture over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the milk-egg mixture.
Arrange slices in a generously buttered 9 by 13-inch flat baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices. After layering the slices make sure to dunk them all under batter so they are wet.
Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
The next day, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread Praline Topping evenly over the bread and bake for 45 minutes (in my oven it took about an hour), until puffed and lightly golden.
Praline Topping:
* 1 stick butter
* 1 cup packed light brown sugar
* 1 cup chopped pecans
* 2 tablespoons light corn syrup ( I did not have this so I left it out and it
was fine)
* 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and blend well. Spread over bread as directed above.
This is a very rich recipe but well worth it! I reduced many ingredients to make it less sweet, I can not even imagine what it would have been like before. I made eggs and bacon to go with this dish in hopes to reduce the sugar intake!
This is a great meal for a busy family, holiday treat, or when you have guests in town! MMMMMmmmm!!! This is a keeper!
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