Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs
  • 12 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 12 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 pinches ground cinnamon
  • 4 slices brioche bread, challah (or any moist and fluffy bread you like(1/2 to 3/4-inch-thick) or 4 slices cinnamon raisin bread (or any moist and fluffy bread you like(1/2 to 3/4-inch-thick)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons rum
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 2 large bananas, sliced thinly on an angle

Method

  • To make the french toast:.
  • Beat the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon together in a mixing bowl until well blended.
  • Pour the egg mixture into a baking pan large enough to give you room to turn and soak the bread.
  • (A 13 by 9-inch pan works well.)
  • Lay the bread slices in the egg mixture and let them soak, turning them several times, until the bread has soaked up all the egg.
  • Turn them gently so they don't break apart on you.
  • Heat the butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat.
  • When it starts to bubble, lay the soaked bread in the pan.
  • Cook, turning once, until the bread is nicely browned and the egg in the center of each slice is cooked through, about 12 minutes.
  • Serve warm with the Orange-Rum Bananas.
  • Note: If your skillet isn't large enough to hold all the bread slices at once, cook them in batches.
  • Before you start your first batch, preheat your oven to 200 degrees F (or "Warm").
  • Keep the cooked slices warm on a baking sheet in the oven while you cook the rest.
  • To make the orange rum bananas:.
  • Heat rum, sugar, butter and orange juice in a large skillet until the butter is melted.
  • Add the bananas.
  • Bring to a boil over medium heat, then lower the heat so the sauce is bubbling gently.
  • Cook until the bananas are softened, about 4 minutes.