Ingredients
1 loaf whole wheat French bread, sliced
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp vanilla
⅓ cup orange juice
2 large bananas, sliced
2 tsp margarine, light
⅔ cup skim milk
3 handfuls pecans , or walnuts, crushed
3 tbsp dark brown sugar
5 egg whites
5 eggs
Preparation
Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with canola oil spray.
Beat all the egg mixture ingredients with whisk until blended. Prepare the pecan filling by blending the margarine, brown sugar and pecans using a pastry cutter.
Dip the loaf slices into the egg mixture and layer on the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle of the brown sugar mixture over the slices and then form a layer of bananas over the slices.
Dip the remaining bread slices into the egg mixture and place them on as the last layer. Pour any extra egg mixture over the top of the bread slices.
Sprinkle the remaining pecan brown sugar filling on top. Bake covered at 375° for 30 minutes and uncovered for 8 minutes. Serve bottom-side up with warm syrup.
