Pineapple Upside-down French Toast

By Edoo

The most amazing French toast that you will ever taste. Note: this may be prepared a day ahead of time, covered with plastic wrap, and stored in the refrigerator, just remove the following morning, and bake as directed. For best results slice bread 1-inch thick.

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/4 cup firmly-packed dark brown sugar
• 1 (10 -15 ounce) can well-drained crushed pineapple with juice (reserve 1/4 cup juice)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup whole milk
• 1/4 cup half-and-half cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 8 -9 slices bread (or more)

Preparation

Step 1

1 Set oven to 400 degrees. 2 Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish. 3 Set oven rack to middle position. 4 In a saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat; stir in the brown sugar until dissolved. 5 Add in the drained crushed pineapple; stir well to incorporate. 6 in a bowl, whisk together eggs, whole milk, half and half, reserved 1/4 cup pineapple juice, salt, cinnamon and vanilla. 7 Lightly grease baking dish. 8 Spread pineapple/brown sugar mixture evenly over bottom of dish. 9 Dip the bread slices into milk/egg mixture, and arrange in one layer on top of pineapple mixture (use as much bread is need to cover the pinapple, more than 9 slices may be needed for this). 10 Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until bread is golden.