French Toast Casserole

INGREDIENTS

• 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread; cut

• diagonally in 1 inch slices

• 8 eggs

• 2 c half-and-half cream

• 1 1/2 c 2% or whole milk

• 2 ts vanilla extract

• 1/4 ts ground cinnamon

• 3/4 c butter

• 1 1/2 c brown sugar

• 3 tb light corn syrup

INSTRUCTIONS

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.

2. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Cover with a lid. DO NOT COOK.

3. The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat the butter, brown sugar and corn syrup until bubbling. Pour over bread and egg mixture.

4. Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes or until brown.