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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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