Upside-Down French Toast

2 tbsp butter or margarine
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
4 slices canned pineapple, drained
4 maraschino cherries, patted dry, optional
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/8 tsp salt
4 thick slices white bread

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Melt butter in 8- or 9-inch square pan in oven as it preheats. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Lay pineapple slices over brown sugar, spacing evenly. (If you’re going to use maraschino cherries, place 1 in the center of each pineapple slice.)

Beat eggs, milk, and salt until well blended. Soak bread in milk mixture until soft, using all of the mixture. Arrange bread on top of pineapple. Pour any extra milk mixture over top.

Bake at 400 for 25 minutes or until set and lightly brown.

Serves 4