VANILLA FRENCH TOAST + PEACHES & APPLE BUTTER

Steps:

• place butter and vanilla extract in small bowl. scrape seeds from 1 vanilla bean piece. Whisk to blend. (do ahead- vanilla butter can be made up to 1 week ahead - cover & refrigerate. Place eggs and net 4 ingredients in a large bowl. Scrape in seeds from remaining vanilla bean piece. Whisk batter to blend. Place bread slices on work surface; spread w/ apple butter. Reserve 1/4 of peach slices for garnish (if preparing slices ahead, slice 1 peach for garnish at the last minute) arrange remaining pieces. Top with remianing bread slices, apple butter side down. Do head: batter and sandwiches can be prepared 2 hrs ahead. over and chill batter. Cover sandwiches and let stand at room temperture. Melt 2 tablespoons vanilla butter in each of 2 heavy large skillets over medium heat. Holding sandwiches togeterh, submerge into batter. Transfer 3 sandwiches to each skillet. Cook until browned and cooked through, about 5 mintues per side. transer to places. Spread thin laer of remaining vanilla butter over each sandwich; ct inhalf diagonaly. Drizzle with warm maple syrup. Scatter reserved peach slices over; sprinkle with pwoered sugar and top with whipped cream