Torejas(cuban-version Of French Toast)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 loaf cuban bread or 1 loaf french baguettes or 1 loaf italian bread
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons dark rum (or other liqueur) or 2 teaspoons amaretto (or other liqueur)
• 6 ounces milk
• 6 ounces heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon almond extract or 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon of freshly grated nutmeg
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar (or less)
• coarsely chopped almonds (or some other nuts to compliment your dish, optional) (optional) or chopped macadamia nuts, to taste (or some other nuts to compliment your dish) (optional)

Recipe

• 1 make sure the bread is stale, leave it out on a cookie sheet, to dry the day before.
• 2 preheat the oven to 375ºf. lightly grease baking sheet; set aside.
• 3 in medium-sized bowl; whisk ingredients to blend and then fold in almonds or other nuts, if using.
• 4 dip or soak each slice well in egg/milk mixture. soak throughly, about 5 minutes. shake off excess liquid and then lay on cookies sheet.
• 5 arrange the slices in a single layer on the prepared cookie sheet and bake for 10-14 minutes, until medium golden brown and crusty on the top.(but still moist and custard-like in the middle).
• 6 serve warm with powdered sugar, sugar syrup, fruit syrup or maple syrup(tastes awesome with pineapple preserves with chopped macadamia nuts instead of almonds. also, banana liqueur with banana slices & nuts).
• 7 enjoy, as you watch the scale's numbers increase!