At Down By The River we serve a variety of breakfasts. We
try to make sure that our repeat guests get to try something new when they return to our Southeast Arizona b and b. To this end we have developed some different styles of French Toast. The caramel souffle French Toast is but one. We are putting this into our blog at the request of a recent guest that wanted the recipe.
This is updated since Sharon found an error in the recipe instructions. We have corrected it . Thanks Sharon.
Hope you all enjoy this as much as we do.
Angie’s Caramel French Toast as featured at Down By The River B and B, the lodging hub of Cochise County.
Ingredients:
- 1 stick unsalted butter
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup Maple syrup
- ¾ cup crushed pecans
- 8 slices thick chala bread (crusts removed) enough to cover pan
- 8 Large eggs
- 2 1/2 cups half and half
- 2 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp Triple Sec (optional)
- 1 tbsp brown sugar for egg mixture
Instructions:
In a greased 9 x 13 baking dish, arrange bread slices in a single layer . Cut the bread to fit the dish removing crusts.
Melt butter, brown sugar and maple syrup in a saucepan over medium heat or microwave. Stir until smooth.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients until well combined and pour over the bread.
Pour over bread in baking dish and spread to cover the bread.
Add crushed pecans over the top of the bread.
Cover and refrigerate at least 9 hours or overnight.
Prior to baking bring soufflé to room temperature.
Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees F for 1 hour uncovered
or until puffy and golden brown.
Serve immediately.
In the first sentence of the souffle instructions what is the “sugar mixture” that the bread is supposed to be layered over? Thanks for your reply – can’t wait to try this recipe!
Sharon
Originally Angie’s recipe had the sugar mixture on the bottom of the French toast. Doing my normal don’t follow the instructions the first time I made it I saved it and put it on top. It actually turned out better that way. When I put the instructions in I changed that portion but didn’t change the first sentence. So there you go. It is good and you don’t need syrup at all. I have changed the recipe to reflect what we actually do.
Mike