Baked French Toast with Berry Sauce

By AzWench

Ingredients

• French Toast:
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 loaf French bread, sliced
• 1 3/4 cups half-and-half
• 1/2 cup Triple Sec
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Berry Sauce:
• 2 cups raspberries
• 2 cups strawberries
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

For the toast, heat the brown sugar, butter and corn syrup in a saucepan over medium heat until blended, stirring frequently. Pour the brown sugar mixture into a greased 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Arrange the bread slices in a single layer over the prepared layer. Whisk the half-and-half, liqueur, eggs, vanilla and salt in a bowl until blended. Pour the egg mixture over the bread. Chill, covered with greased foil, for 8 to 10 hours. Bake, covered, at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes, removing the foil after the first 15 minutes of baking.

For the sauce, combine the raspberries, strawberries, sugar, orange juice and lemon juice in a saucepan and mix well. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Process the raspberry mixture in a blender until pureed. return the puree to the saucepan. Cook just until heated through, stirring frequently. Serve warm with the French toast.