Baked Orange Pecan French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Toast
4 eggs
2/3 cup orange juice
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
8 slices bread, 1/2 inch thick
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Orange Syrup
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 cup orange juice

Preparation

Toast: Beat together eggs, juice, milk, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg.
Arrange bread in a single layer, top with egg mixture.
Refrigerate 2 hours.
Melt butter in 10 X 15 X 2 pan, and arrange bread on top.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle with pecans, and bake 10 minutes more.
Orange syrup: Combine syrup ingredients and cook over low heat.
Do not boil.
Cool for 10 minutes, and serve warm over hot toast.