Rum Raisin French Toast

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Yield: 6 slices

"Imagine sunshine in the breakfast room, a cozy fire in the Crawford wood stove, hot cereal, freshly ground coffee, and Charlie's famous French toast." The Governor's Inn, Ludlow, Vermont

• 3/4 cup rum raisin ice cream, melted
  
• 3 large eggs, beaten
  
• 1 tablespoon vanilla (or dark rum)
  
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  
• 5 tablespoons finely ground walnuts
  
• 6 slices raisin bread
  
• 6 tablespoons sweet butter
  
• Vermont maple syrup
  
• Rum raIsIn ice cream

Combine melted ice cream, eggs, vanilla (or rum), cinnamon, and nuts in a bowl. Beat well with wire whisk. Dip raisin bread into egg mixture, coating well on both sides. Sauté in butter over medium-low heat until "toasted." Serve on heated plate with a small scoop of rum raisin ice cream capped with Vermont maple syrup.

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