BAKED FRENCH TOAST FROM MARY LOU

Recipe By : Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time: 0:00 Categories : Breakfast 8 1/2 slices Italian or French bread 4 eggs 2/3 cup orange juice 1/3 cup milk 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 cup macadamia nuts or sliced almonds -- finely chopped 1/3 cup butter -- melted For the bread: Combine eggs, juice, milk, sugar, vanilla, nutmeg in a med bowl. Mix well. . Arrange bread in 9x13 baking dish and pour egg mixture over the bread. Cover and refrigerate over night. Pour butter evenly in jelly roll pan and arrange slices in a single layer in pan. Sprinkle with nuts. Bake at 400 about 25 min. Mix Strawberry syrup ingredients and bring to a boil. Makes 3 cups. Serve with strawberry syrup.


Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 291 Calories; 21g Fat (64.8% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 18g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; 256mg Cholesterol; 237mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 3 1/2 Fat; 1 Other Carbohydrates. NOTES: From Mary Lou Rich -- Served at an Evergreen B & B in Phoenix