peach upside-down french toast

Submitted by venus2

"this decadent breakfast can be served with fresh sliced strawberries or raspberries & some cream. Yummy Christmas breakfast."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 (29 ounce) can sliced peaches, drained,reserve liquid for syrup
• 1 loaf French bread, unsliced
• 6 beaten eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla

• Peach Syrup

• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄3 cup orange juice

directions

1. Melt margarine in a small saucepan; stir in brown sugar& water.
2. Cook, stirring gently until thickened.
3. Pour into well greased 10x15 or 9x 13 pan.
4. drain peaches& reserve liquid, place peaches on top of cooled sugar mixture in pan.
5. slice french bread into 1" thick slices& place slices over peaches, filling all the gaps.
6. mix eggs, vanilla,& milk and pour over bread.
7. cover& refrigerate overnight.
8. in the morning, uncover& bake@ 350 for 40 minutes.
9. cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto serving tray.
10. for peach syrup: mix reserved peach liquid with cornstarch& stir over low heat until thickened add juice.
11. serve warm.

Reviews

[Alisa Lea]

Made this for Father's Day breakfast. DH loved it!