I got this baked French toast recipe from my sister in law. She and my brother had it at their gift opening after the wedding. I make it any time we have people staying with us, and it is always a hit. You may sprinkle the top with pecans if you wish.
Ingredients
- loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices: 1 piece (1 pound)
- eggs: 8 piece
- milk: 2 cups
- ½ cups half-and-half cream: 1 piece
- vanilla extract: 2 tsp
- ground cinnamon: 0.25 tsp
- butter: 0.75 cup
- ⅓ cups brown sugar: 1 piece
- light corn syrup: 3 Tbsp
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Butter a 9x13-inch baking dish; arrange slices of bread on the bottom.
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Beat eggs, milk, cream, vanilla, and cinnamon together in a large bowl. Pour over bread slices, cover, and refrigerate overnight. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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The next morning, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Meanwhile, combine butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup together in a small saucepan; heat until bubbling. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Pour over bread and egg mixture. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
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Serve with berries and syrup. DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
