Bananas Foster French Toast

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 slices soft french bread, cut 1/4 ' thick
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon dark rum
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 cups bananas, cut into 1/2 inch thick slices
• 1 1/2 cups pineapple chunks
• 1 tablespoon toasted, chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375*, slice bread.
• 2 for batter, whisk eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt.
• 3 pour into a shallow dish-one that can hold 4 slices, like a casserole.
• 4 soak bread in batter 1-1 1/2 minutes.
• 5 then flip slices over and soak 1-1 1/2 minutes more.
• 6 now, heat an ovenproof skillet over medium heat
• 7 add oil to the skillet, then add the soaked bread slices.
• 8 saute on one side until golden brown (about 2-3 minutes).
• 9 flip the bread over, immediately transfer the skillet to the oven, and bake for 10 minutes.
• 10 the toast will puff up-like a souffle.
• 11 while the french toast is in the oven, make the quick bananas foster syrup.
• 12 bananas foster syrup-----------------.
• 13 in a large saute pan over medium heat, stir together butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, dark rum and cinnamon.
• 14 when mixture is syrupy, toss fruit in syrup just till heated through, 1 minute.
• 15 spoon over french toast and garnish with pecans.