Amaretto French Toast

An adapted recipe from oso grande ranch, pagosa springs, colorado. Decadent and a lovely special occasion breakfast/brunch.

Place french bread slices in a 13x9 inch baking dish.

In a mixing bowl , add eggs , milk , brown sugar , almond extract , nutmeg , and amaretto.

Whisk to combine.

Pour mixture over bread slices.

Set stand 2 1 / 2 minutes.

Turn bread slices over and let stand 2 1 / 2 more minutes.

May chill for 8 hours if desired.

Melt butter at 400 in a 15x10 inch jelly roll pan.

Tilt pan to coat evenly with melted butter.

Place bread slices into coated pan.

Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.

Turn.

Bake 8 more minutes or until golden.

Sprinkle with almonds , and powdered sugar if desired.

Serve with maple syrup.

french bread, eggs, milk, dark brown sugar, almond extract, ground nutmeg, amaretto, butter, sliced almonds, powdered sugar, maple syrup