A Place in Time: Bodacious French Toast
Total preparation time: 40
Serves: 6Ingredients:
- 6 large eggs
- 2 1/4 cups 2% Milk
- 3/4 cup fat free half and half
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 cup pecans
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups blueberries
Steps:
- 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 ¾ 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 ½ stick butter into pieces and in a small saucepan heat with remaining ¼ cup brown sugar, stirring, until butter is melted. Drizzle butter mixture over bread and bake mixture 25-28 minutes or until any liquid from blueberries is bubbling.
- Serve with Maple Grove Farms Blueberry Syrup. Serves 6 generously. Adapted from www.epicurious.com