baked french toast recipe

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This makes a soft bread-pudding-like french toast.

1 loaf challah bread cut into 1-inch slices (recipe calls for french bread)
8 eggs
2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups half & half
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

For the sauce:
3/4 cup butter
1 1/3 cups brown sugar
3 tablespoons light corn syrup

Butter a large baking dish (recipe calls for 9 x 13, but mine is bigger). Arrange slices of bread in bottom. In large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla, cinnamon & nutmeg. Pour over bread slices, cover & refrigerate overnight. (I flipped the bread slices in the egg mixture to make sure they were evenly coated.)

The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Heat until bubbling. Drizzle over bread and egg mixture. (I flipped the bread slices one more time, and I poured off most of the excess egg/milk mixture before doing this. I also sprinkled pecans on top.)

Bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes.

You may want to cut this recipe in half if making it for just a few people.

This recipe is from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-French-Toast-2/ Some reviewers make interesting suggestions for modifying the recip, such a broiling the dish after baking for a crispier texture, or reducing the number of eggs.

Check out http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Creme-Brulee-French-Toast/ as well. It is very similar but the sugar coating is on the bottom rather than the top.