Categories: Must Try for Breakfast!

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 loaf French bread sliced into 1/2 inch thick slices
• 8 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 cup pecans, measured then chopped
• 1/8 tsp salt

Directions

1. In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and melted butter and pour on the bottom of a 9×13 pan.

2. Arrange slices of bread in the baking dish overlapping if necessary.

3. Combine milk, eggs, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, and ginger in a bowl and pour evenly over bread.

4. Sprinkle chopped pecans over bread.

5. Cover and refrigerate 4-12 hours

6. After chilled, take the casserole out of the fridge for 10 minutes while preheating the oven to 350 degrees.

7. Bake casserole for 30-35 minutes. If top starts browning too quickly place foil loosely over the top for the last 10 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

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