Baked French Toast

By Sheela

This is a crowd pleaser for children and adults alike. I've made this recipe for brunches and baby showers and people think it took me much longer to prepare.

Ingredients

• 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup

Preparation

Step 1

Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish.
Arrange the slices of bread in the bottom.
In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over bread slices, cover, and refrigerate overnight.

The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup; heat until bubbling.
Pour over bread and egg mixture.
Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.