Baked French toast
(from Mainergirl’s recipe box)
Prep time: 720 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Serves 5 people
Ingredients
- 1 loaf French bread cut diagonally in 1 in slices
- 8 eggs
- 2 cups milk
- 1 1/2 cups half and half
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
- 3 tbsp light corn syrup
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
Directions
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Butter a 9×13″ baking dish
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Arrange slices of bread in the bottom.
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In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over bread slices, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
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The next morning, preheat oven to 350F. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup. Heat until bubbling. Pour over bread and egg mixture and sprinkle pecans over the top.
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Bake in preheated oven uncovered for 40 min.