Banana Nut French Toast — Robert St. John

Ingredients

• 1 large loaf French bread, sliced on a diagonal into 1 ½ inch thick pieces
• 6 Eggs
• 2 cups Half and half
• ½ cup Sugar
• 2 tsp. Cinnamon
• 2 tsp. Orange zest, fresh
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 1 stick Butter
• 4 cups Bananas, sliced
• ¾ cup Pecan pieces
• 2 Tbl. Dark rum
• 1 ½ cups Butter pecan or maple syrup