Baked Orange Pecan French Toast

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This is a wonderful treat with easy advance preparation. An elegant breakfast to serve over- night guests. Prep time includes 2 hours chill time. this is a texas recipe - oranges from the valley, not to mention all the texas pecan trees. southwestern u.s.

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Steps

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Toast: beat together eggs , juice , milk , sugar , vanilla and nutmeg.

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Arrange bread in a single layer , top with egg mixture.

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Refrigerate 2 hours.

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Melt butter in 10 x 15 x 2 pan , and arrange bread on top.

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Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

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Sprinkle with pecans , and bake 10 minutes more.

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Orange syrup: combine syrup ingredients and cook over low heat.

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Do not boil.

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Cool for 10 minutes , and serve warm over hot toast.

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Ingredients

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eggs, orange juice, milk, sugar, vanilla, ground nutmeg, bread, butter, pecans