French Toast with Caramelized Bananas and Pecans

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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French Toast with Caramelized Bananas and Pecans
Photography by Jodi Pudge

This recipe makes 8 servings

Nutritional Info
Pper each of 8 servings: about	-
cal	596596 cal
pro	13 g13g pro
total fat	19 g19g total fat
sat. fat	7 g7g sat. fat
carb	96 g96g carb
fibre	3 g3g fibre
chol	199 mg199mg chol
sodium	497 mg497mg sodium
potassium	570 mg570mg potassium
% RDI:	-
calcium	1717 calcium
iron	2323 iron
vit A	1212 vit A
vit C	88 vit C
folate	3434 folate

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cook time : 15 minutes
Total time : PT25M

Ingredients

1/3 cup chopped pecans 1/3 1/3cup cupchopped pecans
6 eggs 6 6eggeggs
1-1/2 cups 5% cream 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cups5% cream or milk
2 tbsp maple syrup 2 2tbsp tbspmaple syrup
1 tsp cinnamon 1 1tsp tspcinnamon
1 tsp vanilla 1 1tsp tspvanilla
1/4 tsp salt 1/4 1/4tsp tspsalt
1 loaf (1 lb/500 g) egg bread 1 1loaf loaf(1 lb/500 g) egg bread
2 tbsp butter 2 2tbsp tbspbutter
Caramelized Bananas:
2 tbsp butter 2 2tbsp tbspbutter
6 6firm ripe bananabananas, halved crosswise and lengthwise
3/4 cup maple syrup 3/4 3/4cup cupmaple syrup
1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/3 1/3cup cuppacked brown sugar
1/4 cup corn syrup 1/4 1/4cup cupcorn syrup
1/4 cup dark rum , (optional)1/4 1/4cup cupdark rum, (optional)

Preparation

On baking sheet, toast pecans in 325°F (160°C) oven, about 6 minutes. Set aside.

In large bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Cut egg bread into 3/4-inch (2 cm) thick slices; dip into egg mixture until soaked.

In large skillet, melt 1 tbsp (15 mL) of the butter over medium heat; cook slices, in batches and adding more butter as needed, until golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer to 2 baking sheets. Bake in top and bottom thirds of 350°F (180°C) oven until puffed and heated through, about 8 minutes.

Caramelized Bananas: Meanwhile, in large nonstick skillet, melt half of the butter over medium-high heat; fry half of the bananas, turning once, until golden and tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer to plate. Repeat with remaining bananas.

In same skillet, bring maple syrup, sugar, corn syrup and rum (if using) to boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes. Stir in bananas; simmer for 1 minute. Spoon over French toast; sprinkle with pecans.

Source : Canadian Living Magazine: April 2010