Rustic French Toast

• 4 large eggs
• 1/2 cup of milk
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 
• pinch of nutmeg
• pinch of salt
• 8 slices of day old rustic bread cut into ~1 inch slices
• Drippings from two slices of bacon OR 2 Tbsp butter

Whisk together first 7 ingredients in a shallow baking dishes that can hold the bread in a single layer (may have to be done in batches).

Lay the bread in the mixture and then flip. Allow to soak for 10 minutes. Flip again, and soak for an additional 10 minutes.

At the start of the second 10 minute soak, begin cooking the bacon in a pan until crispy and the fat is rendered. Eat the delicious bacon, leaving the fat in the pan to cook the french toast.

Fry the bread slices in the bacon fat until golden brown, 2-3 minutes on each side.

*If making a large batch, preheat oven to 250 and keep finished slices warm on a wire wrack.