Baked Orange Pecan French Toast

4 eggs, or 3 egg whites and 1 egg
2/3 cups orange juice
1/3 cup milk or soy milk
1/2 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
8 (1/2 inch thick) bread slices
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Beat together eggs, juice, milk, sugar, vanilla extract and nutmeg. Arrange bread in single layer, top with egg mixture. Refrigerate two hours or overnight.

Melt butter in 10 x 15 x 2-inch pan and arrange bread on top. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.

Sprinkle with pecans, maple syrup, or your favorite marmalade and bake 10 minutes more.