BAKED FRENCH TOAST
MAKING THE FRENCH TOAST
1 loaf white bread sliced
8 eggs
2 cups milk
2 cups half and half
2 tsps. vanilla
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
NUT TOPPING
3/4 cup butter softened
1 1/3 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons corn syrup
1 1/3 cups chopped pecans
Grease a 13x9 pan. Fill pan with bread slices to within 1/2 inch of the top.
Blend together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla, nutmeg, cinnamon.
Pour over slices of bread.
Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Combine topping ingredients and set aside until the time to bake the bread.
Spread topping over toast.
Spread topping over toast.
Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until puffed and golden.
If top browns too quickly, cover with foil.
