Oven-baked nutmeg praline french toast Recipe

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Oven-baked nutmeg praline french toast

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Ingredients:

8	slice	Italian bread, cut about
		?inch thick
4	large	Eggs
1	cup	Milk or half-and-half
2	tbsp	Granulated sugar
2	tbsp	Orange liqueur
		-or orange juice
1/2	tsp	Vanilla extract
1/2	tsp	Nutmeg
1/4	tsp	Salt
1/3	cup	Butter
1/2	cup	Chopped pecans
1/4	cup	Lt brown sugar, firmly packed
1	tbsp	Butter, melted

Procedures:

1	Place bread in single layer in 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
2	Whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, liqueur, vanilla, nutmeg and salt.
3	Pour over bread, turning once to coat evenly.
4	Refrigerate, covered, several hours or overnight.
5	Preheat oven to 400 °F.
6	Place 1/3 cup butter in 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan; place in oven to melt butter.
7	Remove from oven; tilt pan to coat evenly with butter.
8	Arrange bread in single layer in prepared pan.
9	Bake, uncovered, about 25 minutes or until firm and golden brown.
10	Meanwhile, combine pecans, brown sugar and 1 tablespoon butter in small bowl.
11	Sprinkle over baked french toast.
12	Broil, about 5 inches from heat, watching carefully, about 1 minute or until topping begins to bubble.
13	Variation: omit praline topping (made with pecans, brown sugar and the 1 tablespoon melted butter).
14	Bake french toast as directed, but carefully turn bread halfway through baking time.
15	Do not broil.
16	Note: other toppings include softened cream cheese combined with maple syrup, sweetened whipped cream or butter with fruit preserves.