Macadamia Nut French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2/3 cup orange juice
1/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 loaf Italian bread, cut into 1-inch slices
2/3 cup butter or 2/3 cup margarine, melted
1/2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
garnishes
powdered sugar
ground nutmeg

Preparation

Combine first six ingredients, stirring well.
Fit bread slices in a single layer into a lightly greased 13x9x2 baking dish.
Pour egg mixture over bread slices.
Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning bread once.
The next morning, pour butter into a 15x10x1 jellyroll pan.
Place bread slices in a single layer in pan.
Bake at 400 for 10 minutes.
Sprinkle with nuts and bake an additional 10 minutes.
Garnish with powdered sugar and/or nutmeg.
Serve with maple syrup if desired.