Oven-Baked French Toast

By Tamipri

Ingredients

• Orange Syrup:
• 8 (1/2" thick) slices French bread, (about half of a 1-lb. loat)
• 1/2 c. raisins
• 1/2 c. chopped pecans
• 2 c. half and half
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 c. orange flavored liqueur
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
• sifted powdered sugar
• 1 (12 oz.) bottle pancake syrup
• 1 tsp. orange extract

Preparation

Step 1

Arrange bread slices in a single layer with sides touching in a greased 10 1/2 x 15 1/2" jellyroll pan. Sprinkle raisins and pecans over bread. In a medium bowl, whisk half and half, eggs, liqueur, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg. Pour egg mixture over bread. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Uncover, and bake French toast 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and toast is lightly browned. To serve, dust with powdered sugar and pour warm Orange Syrup over slices of toast.

For Orange Syrup: In a small saucepan, heat syrup until hot. Remove from heat; stir in orange extract. Serve warm with Oven-Baked Toast. Yield; about 1 1/2 cups syrup.