Jeannie's Baked French Toast

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup packed golden brown sugar
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 1 cup coarsely chopped pecans
• 8 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• nutmeg
• 1 lb unsliced loaf challah (cut into 1 1/4 in. thick slices) or 1 lb other egg bread (cut into 1 1/4 in. thick slices)
• additional warm maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 ***assemble a day ahead****.
• 2 stir butter, brown sugar and 1/2 cup of syrup in heavy medium sized saucepan over medium heat until melted and smooth.
• 3 transfer to 13"by9" by 2" glass baking dish.
• 4 sprinkle pecans over butter mixture.
• 5 whisk eggs, haf and half, cinnamon and vanilla in large bowl to blend.
• 6 dip bread slices in to egg mixture and arrange in single layer in prepared dish.
• 7 pour remaining egg mixture over bread slices in dish.
• 8 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees uncovered until golden brown -- about 40 minutes.