Ingredients

  • 6 eggs
  • 1 cup half and half
  • 1 tablespoon sugar, brown
  • 1 ½ teaspoons almond extract
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 baguette 17 slices
  • 5 tablespoons butter, unsalted
  • ½ cup almonds, sliced toasted
  • 3 tablespoons sugar, powdered
  • syrup

Directions

1. Beat eggs and half and half. Add brown sugar, almond extract and nutmeg. Mix well. Dip bread slices, exclude ends, into egg mixture until well coated. In a shallow dish or pan, place the coated slices in a single layer. Pour the remaining batter over the slices. Let bread soak at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
2. Melt butter in large skillet. Add bread and cook until lightly browned on both sides, adding more butter as necessary. Top with almonds and sifted powdered sugar. Serve immediately with syrup.

Notes
Serving Ideas:Original serves 5.


Categories
Breakfast, ideas
Keywords
Breakfast ideas
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