Recipe: Baked Blueberry Pecan French Toast

Recipes using Young Pecan Halves

Ingredients in Baked Blueberry Pecan French Toast

• 1 large French baguette
• 6 large eggs
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup brown sugar, divided
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 stick butter or margarine, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups blueberries

To Make Baked Blueberry Pecan French Toast

1. Generously butter a 9x13 inch baking dish.
2. Cut twenty 1 inch slices from the baguette and arrange in one layer in baking dish.
3. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, nutmeg, cinnamon, pure vanilla extract, and ¾ cup brown sugar.
4. Pour mixture evenly over bread.
5. Chill mixture, covered, until all liquid is absorbed by the bread (at least 8 hours and up to 1 day).
6. Preheat oven to 350°.
7. In a shallow pan, spread pecans and toast in oven until fragrant (about 8 minutes).
8. Toss pecans with ¼ stick of butter or margarine and salt.
9. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees.
10. Sprinkle pecans and blueberries evenly over bread mixture.
11. Melt remaining ¾ stick of butter or margarine and ¼ cup brown sugar in a small saucepan.
12. Drizzle butter mixture over bread.
13. Bake 20 minutes or until liquid from blueberries is bubbling.
14. Serve with warm maple or blueberry syrup.
15. Serves 6 generously.