Baked French Toast with Strawberries Recipe

By pjones-2

Ingredients

• TOPPING:
• 12 slices day-old French bread (1 inch thick)
• 6 large eggs
• 1-1/2 cups 2% milk
• 1 cup half-and-half cream
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 4 cups chopped fresh strawberries
• Additional maple syrup

Preparation

Step 1

Place bread in a single layer in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, cream, syrup, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg; pour over bread. For topping, in a small bowl, mix brown sugar, butter and syrup; stir in pecans. Spread over bread. Refrigerate, covered, overnight.

Preheat oven to 350°. Remove French toast from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, 40-50 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve with strawberries and additional syrup.
Yield: 12 servings.