A Boxwood Inn

Williamsburg, Virginia

Specialty Recipe

Praline Topped Oven French Toast

Ingredients

One 12-ounce loaf of French bread, cut into 1-inch slices

8 eggs

1-1/2 cups half & half

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

2 teaspoons vanilla

1-1/2 cups milk

Topping

3/4 cups softened butter

3 Tablespoons dark corn syrup

1-1/2 cups brown sugar

1 cup pecans, chopped

Butter deep 10 x 15-inch pan and fill with bread slices (lay slices flat). Set aside. Beat together eggs, milk, half & half, vanilla, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Pour over bread; refrigerate overnight.

Next morning, combine topping ingredients and spread over bread. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and enjoy!

Serves: 8 to 10

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