Description
My husband and I were vacationing recently and had this lovely French toast at a bed and breakfast. When we came back home, I kept missing it so I called them up and requested it. They actually gave me the recipe over the phone! I generally halve the recipe for my husband and I, and bake it in an 8 inch square pan. Reheats well in the toaster oven. I served it to my in-laws recently and they loved it. Serve with a little sweetened whipped cream and berries!
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
- ⅓ cup chopped pecans
- 12 (3/4 inch thick) slices French bread
- 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 1 cup fresh orange juice
- ½ cup 2% milk
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 egg whites
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Instructions
- In a small bowl
- stir together the brown sugar
- melted butter
- and corn syrup. Pour into a greased 9×13 inch baking dish
- and spread evenly. Sprinkle pecans over the sugar mixture. Arrange the bread slices in the bottom of the dish so they are in a snug single layer.
- In a medium bowl
- whisk together the orange zest
- orange juice
- milk
- sugar
- cinnamon
- vanilla
- egg whites
- and eggs. Pour this mixture over the bread
- pressing on the bread slices to help absorb the liquid. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour
- or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C ). Remove the cover from the baking dish
- and let stand for 20 minutes at room temperature.
- Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven
- until golden brown. Dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 55 mins
Servings: 12