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Orange-pecan French Toast Casserole Recipe


Orange-Pecan French Toast Casserole Recipe
A delicious way to get rid of bread that needs to be gotten rid of. :) French bread works best but I've made this with all kinds of day old bread.

Dione73

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed (or substitute)
  • 1/3 cup light butter, melted
  • 1/3 cup pecans, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
  • 1 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/2 cup milk, cream, fat-free half and half (basically any dairy)
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 egg whites *
  • 2 eggs *
  • 12 (1 inch thick) slices French bread (about 3/4 pound)
  • * can use egg beaters

Directions
  1. Combine brown sugar and butter; pour into a 13x9 baking dish coated with cooking spray.
  2. Sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over sugar mixture.
  3. Combine rind, orange juice, milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, egg whites, and eggs; stir with a whisk.
  4. Arrange bread slices over pecans in dish; pour egg mixture over bread.
  5. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour, or up to overnight.
  6. Preheat oven to 350.
  7. Carefully turn bread slices over to absorb excess egg mixture. Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.
  8. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes, or until lightly browned.
  9. Invert servings onto plates, so pecan mixture is on the top of each serving.

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