Razzle Dazzle French Toast

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12 slices pepper bacon

1 cup whole milk

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

4 large egg yolks

1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped 

4 tablespoons unsalted butter

8 hand-cut 1/2-inch slices from a thick and wide Cuban loaf, preferrably hardened overnight

Mascarpone Cream, for filling, recipe follows

3 half pints raspberries

Maple syrup, for dunking

Mascarpone Cream:

8 ounces mascarpone cheese

3 tablespoons malt powder

1 tablespoon maple syrup

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 vanilla bean, seeds scraped