Description
Very yummy addition to any brunch buffet. This is an old family heirloom from my French auntie. Serve with a lemon or bourbon sauce. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread
- ½ cup chopped pecans
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup half-and-half cream
- 1 ¼ cups milk
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup golden raisins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cut bread into 1 inch thick slices. Arrange bread slices and pecans on a baking sheet and drizzle with melted butter; toast lightly.
- In a large bowl
- beat together eggs
- cream
- milk
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- sugar and vanilla. Put bread and pecans in a lightly greased 7×11 in casserole dish. Pour egg mixture over bread. Make sure that bread slices are saturated with liquid.
- Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes
- until golden. Serve warm.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 8