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Peachy Keen French Toast

  • 1 small package (3 ounce) vanilla instant pudding
  • 1 cup finely chopped fresh or canned peaches
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp cinnamon
  • 5 eggs, beaten
  • 12 slices of wheat of whole grain bread

Prepare pudding according to package directions. Fold in chopped peaches, nutmeg, and cinnamon. Add eggs and mix well. Dip bread slices into mixture. Cook on well greased skillet over medium heat, turning frequently so toast doesn’t scorch.

Peach Syrup

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 cups pureed fresh or canned peaches
  • 1 Tbs lemon juice
  • 1/3 of recipe if you don’t want a ton of syrup
  • 1/3 cup and 3 TBS sugar
  • 3 TBS water
  • 1 cup pureed fresh or canned peaches
  • 1 tsp. lemon juice

Combine sugar and water in medium saucepan. Stirring constantly, bring to boil over medium heat. Boil 1 minute. Add peach puree. Return to low and boil for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add lemon juice. Store in refrigerator in tightly sealed container.

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Baked Praline French Toast

1 loaf French bread

8 large eggs

2 cups half-and-half

1 cup milk

2 Tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

Dash of salt

Slice French bread into 1 inch slices.

In a large bowl, combine eggs, half-and-half, milk, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and beat with a whisk until blended, but not too bubbby.

Dip each slice into bread and arrange slices in a generously buttered 9X13 pan in two rows sitting up, overlapping slices.  If any is left pour over bread.

Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.

The next morning, preheat oven 350 degrees.  Spread Praline Topping over bread and bake for about 40 minutes, until puffed and lightly golden

PRALINE TOPPING

1/2 pound butter (USE LESS OR IT WILL SPILL OVER INTO YOUR OVEN)

1 cup brown sugar

1 cup chopped pecans (we usually use walnuts)

2 Tablespoons light corn syrup

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Combine all ingredients except nuts in a medium bowl.  Use a pastry cutter.  When all cut in add nuts and mix.  Put over French Toast