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Ingredients
- 1 1 loaf French baguettes or 1 loaf Italian bread
- 4 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons dark rum (or other liqueur) or 2 teaspoons Amaretto (or other liqueur)
- 6 ounces milk
- 6 ounces heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon almond extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (or less)
- coarsely chopped almonds (or some other nuts to compliment your dish, optional) (optional) or chopped macadamia nuts, to taste (or some other nuts to compliment your dish) (optional)
Method
- Make sure the bread is stale, leave it out on a cookie sheet, to dry the day before.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease baking sheet; set aside.
- In medium-sized bowl; whisk ingredients to blend and then fold in almonds or other nuts, if using.
- Dip or soak each slice well in egg/milk mixture. Soak throughly, about 5 minutes. Shake off excess liquid and then lay on cookies sheet.
- Arrange the slices in a single layer on the prepared cookie sheet and bake for 10-14 minutes, until medium golden brown and crusty on the top.(But still moist and custard-like in the middle).
- Serve warm with powdered sugar, sugar syrup, fruit syrup or maple syrup(tastes awesome with pineapple preserves with chopped macadamia nuts instead of almonds. Also, banana liqueur with banana slices & nuts).
- Enjoy, as you watch the scale's numbers increase!
