Irish Day French Toast ala Gina

Every year on the first Saturday in October, Long Beach New York has an Irish Day Parade.  I happen to live on the parade route so I have a brunch, invite all my friends...and we eat and drink and watch men in Kilts with bagpipes march by..............it is a great day. 

Brunch can be fun. I always like to have people over for brunch but I hate to spend the morning cooking, so I borrowed this recipe from my sister Gina. Gina is an amazing cook. Every meal at her home looks like something out of Gourmet Magazine. She always has the perfect food with the perfect table setting. I of course usually have mismatched plates and end up serving in the same dish that I baked it in……anyone who has ever eaten in my home knows that casual is the ONLY method in my house. Gina’s French toast is the single most asked for recipe in my arsenal. Everyone who tries it wants to make it. This is a good one folks…….easy and fast and do ahead of time. Like all of Gina’s things, it is perfect.


GINA’S FRENCH TOAST


1 c Brown Sugar
½ c butter
2 T corn syrup
2 apples, peeled and sliced
5 eggs
1 ½ c milk
1 t vanilla
1 loaf French bread, cut into ¾” slices
1 c pecans


Cook sugar, butter and syrup until syrupy. Pour into 9” x 13” baking dish.


Spread apples slices and pecans over the syrup. Place bread on top. Wisk remaining ingredients and pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes at 350. Cut into squares and serve with maple syrup.