1/2 c Butter, melted
12 sl Teaxas toast or French Loaf
1 c Brown sugar
1 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Nutmeg
1/2 c Chopped pecans (optional)
1 ts Vanilla
4 ea Extra large eggs
1 1/2 c Milk
Melt butter in 9x13 glass baking pan.
Mix brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and nuts if using.
Whisk eggs, milk and vanilla together. Cut bread into 1 1/2 cubes.
Layer bottom of pan with half the bread pieces. Sprinkle half brown
sugar mixture over the bread.
Layer second half of bread. Pour egg mixture over bread, making sure
all pieces are covered evenly. Sprinkle remaining brown sugar mixture
on top. Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
In the morning, remove from the refrigerator. Preheat oven to 350 F
and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 20 minutes
until top of French toast is browned and set.
Optional: Pour a little bit of maple syrup on top of casserole.
Place back in oven and using broiler, broil for 5-7 minutes to
caramelize the top.
Variation on recipe from Mommyskitchen.net
Tested 3/14 cutting recipe in half and putting in a 8 x 8 glass cake
pan. Very pleased with the results.
