5 french toast with pears and sauce Recipes

eggs, whole milk, vanilla extract, ground cardamom,divided, thick slices egg bread, butter, divided, firm but ripe unpeeled red anjou or bartlett pears, halved, cored, cut lengthwise into 1/3-inch-thick slices, pomegranate juice, golden brown sugar

french butter pears, orange juice, gingerbread , recipe follows, caramel sauce , recipe follows, fresh mint, for garnish

eggs, whole milk, vanilla extract, ground cardamom, divided, egg bread (3/4 inches thick slices), butter, divided, firm but ripe unpeeled red anjou pears or 2 bartlett pears, halved, cored, and cut lengthwise into 1/3-inch thick slices, pomegranate juice, brown sugar

firm white sandwich bread, cream cheese, pear jam, eggs, half and half, vanilla, grated nutmeg, vegetable oil