Syrupy Banana Nut French Toast

By á-830

Ingredients

• 6 tbsp butter
• 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
• 5 large ripe bananas, cut diagonally into 1/2 inch thick slices
• 1 long loaf French Bread, cut crosswise into 1 inch thick
• slices
• 6 large eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 up sliced almonds or coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans

Details

Servings 8

Preparation

Step 1

In microwave safe small bowl, heat butter in microwave oven on High for 1 minute or until melted. Stir sugar into butter until moistened. With fingertips, press sugar mixture onto bottom of 13" by 9" glass baking dish. Spread fresh or dried fruit over sugar mixture; top with bread slices.

In a medium bowl, with whisk, beat eggs; whisk in milk, vanilla, and cinnamon. Slowly pour milk mixture over bread; press bread down to absorb egg mixture. Sprinkle with nuts. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove plastic wrap from baking dish. Bake, uncovered, 45-50 minutes or until bread is golden brown and knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.