French Toast

By mhunte05

Ingredients

• 8 oz Loaf French bread (thick is best)
• 5 lg Eggs -- slightly beaten
• 1 1/2 c Milk
• 1 c Half-and-half
• 1 t Vanilla
• 1/8 ts Ground cinnamon
• 1/8 ts Ground nutmeg
• TOPPING-----
• 1/2 c Unsalted butter -- softened
• 1 c Lt brown sugar -- packed
• 2 tb Maple syrup
• 1 c Coarsely chopped pecans
• Butter for greasing

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heavily butter a 9-inch square baking dish. Fill
dish with bread slices.

2. In a medium bowl, combine eggs, milk,half-and-half, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour egg mixture over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

3. To make the topping: The next day, in a small bowl
blend butter, brown sugar and maple syrup with a fork. Stir in pecans. Spread topping evenly over bread.

4. Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350-degree oven
until puffed and golden, about 40 minutes. Let stand
for 5 minutes before serving.