Toffee French Toast With Pecans

The luscious sauce makes this French Toast taste like sticky toffee pudding. Put leftover sauce over ice cream. Posted as per request. Sunset Magazine, October 2008 edition.:) This is not diet friendly!!! :(

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• SAUCE

• 1  cup unsalted butter or 1  cup unsalted margarine
• 1 1⁄2 cups  packed light brown sugar
• 3⁄4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1⁄2 cup  roughly chopped pecans

• FRENCH TOAST

• 8  large eggs
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg, preferably freshly grated
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3  tablespoons Grand Marnier or 3  tablespoons  other  orange-flavored liqueur or 3  tablespoons  orange juice
• 2  tablespoons salted butter or 2  tablespoons  salted margarine
• 1  lb  brioche bread (8 thick 1 inch slices)

Directions

1. PREPARE SAUCE:
2. Melt unsalted butter in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat.
3. Stir in brown sugar until well blended, then bring to a boil; boil until sugar dissolves, 5 to 8 minutes.
4. Carefully stir in cream (mixture may spatter) and pecans; reduce heat to low.
5. MAKE FRENCH TOAST:
6. In a large shallow bowl, whisk together eggs, nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, and orange liqueur.
7. Heat a large cast-iron skillet or nonstick frying pan over medium heat; melt 1 tablespoons salted butter in skillet, tipping pan to coat.
8. Quickly dip bread, 1 piece at a time, into egg batter, coating both sides but not drenching.
9. Lay bread in skillet and repeat with remaining bread.
10. Cook until golden brown, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes; then flip, add remaining 1 tablespoons butter, and cook until second side is golden brown, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes more.
11. Transfer French toast to plates, top with some of warm toffee sauce, and serve remaining sauce on the side.
12. ** Sauce keeps up to 2 days, covered and chilled (reheat in a microwave oven).
13. Enjoy!