Bananas Foster French Toast

By MooK

Ingredients

• For the Banana Portion:
• 6 slices of baguette
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon of Roasted Saigon Cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar (vanilla brown sugar if you have it)
• Dash salt (vanilla salt if you have it)
• 3 tablespoons butter
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• 4 tablespoons butter
• 4 banana, cut into slices
• 5 tablespoons brown sugar (vanilla brown sugar if you have it)
• 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon rum extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees F.
Take a cookie sheet and lay parchment on it, then place a wire rack over that. Set aside.
In a medium sized bowl combine eggs, milk, roasted saigon cinnamon, brown sugar, and salt. Whisk until smooth.

Pour half the mixture into a shallow pan.
Take your bread and soak it for a minute or two in the mixture, then turn over and soak the other side. Place the bread into a spare casserole dish over rimmed sheet. Repeat until you soak all 6 pieces. Then pour the remaining half the mixture over top. Let it soak in.

In a pan over medium heat melt 1 tablespoon of butter, then add 2 slices of bread. Cook on each side till lightly browned.It should take about 2 to 3 minutes per side. Place the slices on the rack on the cookie sheet. Repeat until all 6 slices of bread are cooked. Then slide the cookie sheet with the toasts inside the oven to keep them warm until the bananas are cooked.
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For the Bananas:
In a medium to large skillet over medium high heat, melt the butter. Add the bananas and cook them until they brown, which takes about 2 or 3 minutes.
Add the orange juice, brown sugar, water, extract and walnuts.
Cook on medium high for about a minute then reduce to a simmer and allow the sauce to thicken. This should take about 2 to 3 minutes.
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Putting it all together:
Take the cookie sheet with french toast out of the oven.
Place slices on plates.
Top with bananas foster mixture.