Subj : BH&G 2386 To : ALL From : DAVE DRUM Date : Mon Apr 12 2021 12:40:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Baked Blueberry-Pecan French Toast Categories: Breads, Fruits, Nuts, Dairy Yield: 6 Servings Butter 12 oz Italian bread; in 6 to 8 - slices 5 lg Eggs; beaten 2 1/2 c Milk, half-and-half, or - light cream 2/3 c Packed brown sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg 2 c Fresh blueberries 1 c Coarse chopped pecans 1/4 c Packed brown sugar 1/4 c Butter; melted Powdered sugar 1 c Fresh blueberries 1/2 c Pure maple syrup 1 tb Lemon juice Butter a 3-quart rectangular baking dish. Arrange bread slices in dish, overlapping if necessary. In a large bowl combine eggs, milk, the 2/3 cup brown sugar, the vanilla, and nutmeg. Slowly pour egg mixture evenly over bread. Press lightly with a rubber spatula or the back of a large spoon to moisten bread. Cover; chill for 8 to 24 hours. Set oven @ 350ºF/175ºC. Evenly sprinkle the 2 cups blueberries and the pecans over bread mixture. In a small bowl stir together the 1/4 cup brown sugar and the 1/4 cup melted butter. Drizzle butter mixture over pecans. Bake, uncovered, for 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Meanwhile, for blueberry syrup, in a small saucepan combine the 1 cup blueberries and the maple syrup; cook and stir over medium heat about 3 minutes or until blueberries have burst. Pour syrup through a sieve into a heatproof pitcher, pressing juice out of blueberries. Stir in lemon juice. TEST KITCHEN TIP: The blueberry syrup may be made up to 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate; reheat before serving. Better Homes & Gardens | October 2014 MM Format by Dave Drum - 31 October 2014 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Domino's Bread Bowl Pasta cause twice the carbs is better. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.49 * Origin: Fido Since 1991 | QWK by Web | BBS.FIDOSYSOP.ORG (1:123/140) .