BAKED FRENCH TOAST WITH STRAWBERRY-RHUBARB SAUCE

Baked French Toast with Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce image

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 eggs
18 slices French bread, 1 inch thick
Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce:
2 cups medium whole strawberries
2 cups cut-up rhubarb (1 1/3 pounds)
1/3 cup water
1 package (4-serving size) strawberry jello

Steps:

1. Generously grease bottom and sides of jelly roll pan, 15 ½ x 10 ½ x 1 inch, with shortening. Beat flour, milk, sugar, vanilla, salt and eggs with hand beater or wire whisk until smooth.2. Arrange bread slices to fit in single layer in pan. Pour egg mixture over bread slices turn to coat both sides. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.3. Hat oven to 450°. Uncover and bake 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown. While French toast is baking, make Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce. Serve warm sauce with French toast.Strawberry-Rhubarb Sauce: Heat strawberries, rhubarb and water to boiling in 2-quart saucepan. Boil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally remove from heat. Stir in gelatin until dissolved. Boil 2 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.FOOD for THOUGHTThis combination of healthy ingredients is packed with nutritional benefits from vitamin C, calcium, iron, folic acid and magnesium, to name just a few. Magnesium is key to releasing energy from foods, particularly from carbohydrate sources."Strawberry-rhubarb sauce really helps me when I'm mildly constipated and don't want to take another medicine. The strawberry-rhubarb combination works for me, and it tastes great, even after chemo!" -Anne R.NUTRITION FACTS: High in calcium, iron, vitamin C and folic acid good source of fiber1 Serving: Calories 410 (Calories from Fat 80) Fat 9g (Saturated 3g) Cholesterol 215mg Sodium 670mg Potassium 430mg Carbohydrate 68g (Dietary Fiber 4g) Protein 18g % DAILY VALUE: Vitamin A 8% Vitamin C 26% Calcium 24% Iron 20% Folic Acid 30% Magnesium 12% DIET EXCHANGES: 3 Starch, 1 High-Fat Meat, 1 ½ FruitHelpful For These Side Effects: (c)From "Betty Crocker's Living with Cancer Cookbook." Text Copyright 2005 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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