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          Fabulous French Toast - Jr. League Centennial Cookbook

Recipe By     : PEACHTREE BOUQUET, Dekalb County, GA
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :
Categories    : Breakfast                        Breads

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1                    loaf white bread -- unsliced
                        OR 1 loaf French bread -- unsliced
   1      cup           milk
     1/4  cup           granulated sugar
   4                    eggs -- beaten
   1      teaspoon      vanilla extract
     1/4  teaspoon      salt
     1/4  cup           bacon grease
                        OR 1/4 cup vegetable oil
                        confectioners' sugar -- for garnish
                        maple sugar

1.  Cut the bread into 3/4-inch-thick slices.

2.  Heat the milk in a saucepan; add the sugar, stirring to dissolve. 
Remove from heat; cool slightly.

3.  Add the eggs, vanilla, and salt; mix well.

3.  Dip each slice of bread into the milk mixture until well coated. 
Place in a flat dish and pour the remaining liquid over the bread.

4.  Cover and refrigerate overnight.

5.  In a heavy skillet, fry the bread in very hot bacon grease until
golden on both sides.

6.  Sprinkle with confectioners' sugars.  Serve hot with maple syrup.

Variation: Add 2 tablespoons of Grand Marnier to the milk; decrease the
sugar to 1 tablespoon and the vanilla to 1/2 teaspoon.

Serves 4.

Notes: This recipe was included in the Dekalk County, GA, Junior League
cookbook, PEACHTREE BOUQUET.  It appears in THE JUNIOR LEAGUE CENTENNIAL
COOKBOOK: Over 750 of the Most Treasured Recipes from 200 Junior
Leagues, by The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc., 1996,
Main Street Books, Doubleday, New York, ISBN 0-385-47731-7, page 291.

Edited for MasterCook by K. Hudson Lipin, 07/05/99
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