BAKED FREEDOM TOAST
Active time: 10 min Start to finish: 1 1/4 hr Butter for greasing baking dish 3 cups half-and-half
or whole milk 3 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons sugar
1 (1/4-inch-thick) diagonally cut baguette slices from a day-old baguette
Accompaniment: maple syrup, confectioners sugar, or jam
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 425°F. Generously butter a 13- by 9-inch
baking dish.
Whisk together half-and-half, eggs, vanilla, salt, and 2 tablespoons sugar. Arrange baguette slices
in 1 layer in dish and pour custard over bread. Turn bread slices over once or twice to coat and let
stand at room temperature 30 minutes. Sprinkle top evenly with remaining tablespoon sugar and bake
until custard is set and top is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
Gourmet February 2004
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---= BOYCOTT FRENCH--GERMAN (belgium) =--- ---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =--- Sheldon
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