Baked French Toast - a Paula Deen recipe

*Prepare the night before!!

Slice thick slices of French Bread ( walmart brand is great!) 1 loaf
Mix in a bowl:
8 eggs 1 pint (2 cups) cream
1 cup milk 2 tbls. sugar
1 tsp vanilla 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg dash of salt
Don't make it too bubbly
Generously butter 9 by 13 pan, overlap bread, evenly pour mixture over bread, cover and refrigderate overnight.
Before baking, mix together:
1/2 pound melted butter ( 2 sticks, could probably do 1 1/2 sticks to cut back a little on the fat)
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
2 tsp. light corn syrup
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Spoon over bread, bake for 40-45 minutes at 350.
You can eat it with syrup, but it definetly does not need it!
Soooooo good, just try not to think about what your putting in it!
It has so much fat in it, I think it just cancels itself out though.

From: Liesl