Eggnog French Toast With A Zing Food

EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Whisk the eggs in a medium mixing bowl. Pour in the eggnog and whisk in pinches of salt and nutmeg. Set aside. Butter a baking dish, then cut the bread into 1 1/2-inch slices. Dip the bread into the eggnog mixture, making sure it absorbs the liquid, and place in the baking dish. It's okay to cut a few slices in half so they fit into the smaller spaces.
• Sprinkle with another pinch of nutmeg, then build another layer of French toast. Pour the remaining liquid over the casserole, lightly pressing down to ensure all of the bread has soaked up the liquid. (At this point, the French toast can be covered and refrigerated overnight, if you like.) Bake 1 hour, rotating the pan after 30 minutes to ensure even cooking.
• Remove from the oven and let cool slightly. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold.

EGGNOG OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs in a large bowl. Whisk in the half-and-half, eggnog, granulated sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, the cinnamon and salt. Arrange the challah slices in 2 lengthwise rows in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, shingling the slices. Pour the egg mixture all over the challah and gently press down. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Combine the turbinado sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg in a small bowl. Uncover the challah and sprinkle with the sugar mixture. Bake until browned and puffed, 35 to 40 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve with whipped cream and/or syrup.

EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Whisk the eggs. eggnog, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice together in a mixing bowl until well blended. Pour the mixture into a shallow dish.
• Preheat an electric skillet to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Lightly grease the skillet.
• Dip one slice of bread at a time into the eggnog mixture, being sure to coat each side of the bread thoroughly.
• Place the prepared bread slices into the preheated skillet, and cook, turning once, until golden brown on each side. Place cooked slices on a serving plate and cover with foil to keep warm until all French toast is cooked. Serve immediately.

EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Arrange the bread slices in two well-greased 15-inch by 10-inch by 1-inch baking pans.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs, cream, sugar, extracts and nutmeg until blended; pour over bread. Turn bread to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 500 degrees for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned, turning bread once.
• Dust with confectioners' sugar.

EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Combine eggs, sugar, nutmeg, eggnog, and rum extract, and stir well.
• Place bread slices into a lightly greased 9 x 13" pan in one layer.
• Drizzle egg mixture over each bread slice. There will be excess that will flow down to the bottom of the pan - it will be soaked up by the bread while in the refrigerator.
• Cover the pan and refrigerate. Turn once during an 8 hour or overnight period.
• When ready to bake, preheat oven to 400°F.
• Carefully pour the melted butter into a 15" jelly roll pan.
• Move the french toast into the newly prepared pan, still in a single layer.
• Bake 15-20 minutes, until golden.
• Serve with your favorite toppings - some ideas include syrup, extra eggnog, powdered sugar, nutmeg, or cranberries and cranberry sauce.

EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Heat griddle or large frying pan on low.
• Pour eggnog into 4-cup measuring cup. Add eggs, extract, and nutmeg. Whisk well to combine. Pour into a rectangular baking dish (7" x 11") or a large pie plate. Submerge two slices of bread side by side in eggnoggy liquid, moving them around with your fingers to make sure they are covered. After a minute or so, turn bred over by hand and submerge again. Aftr about two or so minutes total in the egg bath, bread should be pretty soggy. If it isn't (perhaps because it was very dry to start with), let it soak a bit longer.
• Melt a little butter on the hot griddle. Place egg-soaked bread on hot griddle (and immediately put two more pieces of bead into the egg mixture to keep your momentum going). Cook French Toast 1-2 minutes and the, using a spatula, flip each piece over and cook another 1-2 minutes on the second side. Poke the bread with your finger and if it is squishy in the center, let it cook longer. If it is slightly firm, it is done.
• Remove cooked toast to plate, and serve with real maple syrup or butter and powdered sugar.
• NOTE: You can make a double batch of French toast and freeze half for another occasion. Just prepare as above, but place slices on a rack to cool. Stack the toast with waxed paper inbetween (so they won't freeze together) and place the stack in a zipper top plastic bag. Remove air from the bag, seal and freeze. Toast may be reheated in the toaster or even the microwave.

EGGNOG OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Have a rimmed dish or pan (about 1 inch deep) that fits the bread loaf snugly nearby. Using a serrated knife, slice a very thin layer (about 1/16 inch) off the bottom of the loaf to expose the surface for better batter absorption. Cut the top of the bread in 1 1/2-inch-thick slices, being sure not to cut all the way through and leaving about 1/2 inch of bread at the bottom uncut. Then turn the loaf 90 degrees and cut 1 1/2-inch slices in the other direction to make a grid-like pattern, again, not cutting all the way through. Transfer the cut loaf to the dish.
• In a medium bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar, cream, melted butter, rum, vanilla and salt until well combined. Slowly pour the batter into the loaf beginning in the center. Gently peel back all the pieces to drench every crevice and the top of the loaf with the batter. Allow to soak for 30 minutes at room temperature, or cover and refrigerate up to overnight.
• Heat the oven to 350 degrees, line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
• Spoon any excess batter that has pooled into the dish back into the loaf and over any dry patches of bread. Carefully transfer the loaf to the lined baking sheet, and bake until the loaf is deeply golden brown on top and the custard has set, about 1 hour. Remove from the oven and dust with the nutmeg and confectioners' sugar. Serve immediately.

EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat eggs, eggnog, sugar and extract; soak bread for 2 minutes per side. Cook on a greased hot griddle until golden brown on both sides and cooked through. Dust with confectioners' sugar if desired. Serve with syrup.

EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• 1. Mix egg, egg nog, cinnamon and vanilla together in a shallow bowl.
• 2. Melt butter on skillet on low/med. heat.
• 3. Dredge slice of bread in egg mixture, both sides.
• 4. Cook for 1-2 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
• 5. Top with butter, syrup, powdered sugar or your favorite topping.

OVERNIGHT EGGNOG BAKED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Beat together eggs, eggnog, rum, sugar,nutmeg, cinnamon,salt& vanilla.
• Dip both sides of each slice of bread in this mixture and place them side by side in a greased oven proof pyrex dish Pour any remaining mixture over the slices.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight (If you wish you can freeze the dish and put in fridge to defrost the evening before you wish to serve it).
• Bake in 450f on bottom rack for 20-25 minutes (watch the bottom doesn't get too brown).
• Place on rack to cool slightly& dust with icing sugar.
• Serve with Canadian Maple syrup and the melted butter.

EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Butter slices of bread and place in a 9x13-inch buttered pan. Make it a double layer if the bread in thin. (If using you own bread, then slice it thick and use only one layer, this is what I did).
• Mix together the eggs and eggnog until well mixed and frothy; pour custard over the bread. Press bread down into the custard; cover and let set overnight in fridge.
• In the morning take out and allow to come to room temperature.
• Bake at 350° for about 45 minutes.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar when done.

EGGNOG FRENCH TOAST WITH A ZING

Steps:

• Spray one 13x9-inch glass baking dishes with cooking spray. Arrange bread in single layer in the dish.
• Whisk eggs, eggnog, milk, nutmeg, cinnamon and Kahlua in a medium bowl; pour over bread. Allow to stand on counter for 30 minutes. Turn bread; sprinkle with cranberries. Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate overnight. If the Mixture looks a little to dry in the am - add an addition 1/2 cup over bread.
• Heat oven to 400°F With a pastry blender or the two knife method, cut the butter into the brown sugar in a medium bowl. Sprinkle bread with 1/2 of the mixture - turn bread and repeat with the over 1/2 of the mixture. Bake 15 minutes - sprinkle with pecans. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown.