Eggnog Baked French Toast
Serves 6-8
1/4 cup butter (melt the butter while the dish is baking), melted
7 large eggs
2 cups eggnog
1 1/2 ounces rum (optional)
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
salt
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1 French bread, cut into 1 inch slices
icing sugar
Prep Day: 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, refrigerate overnight, and freeze.
Serve Day: 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 Maple syrup and the melted butter.