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Ingredients:
1 loaf French bread, cut into 1" slices
6 large eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
1 tsp vanilla
1/8 tsp nutmeg, grated
1/8 tsp cinnamon
Heavily butter a 9" square baking dish. Fill the dish with bread slices so
that it is completely covered with bread and filled to the very top. Mix
eggs, milk, half-and-half, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon. Pour mixture over
bread slices. Refrigerate overnight. In the morning, heat oven to 350
degrees.
Topping:
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
1 Tbsp dark corn syrup
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1 cup pecans, coarsley chopped
Mix butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Stir in pecans. Spread topping
evenly over bread slices. Bake until puffed and golden, about 40 minutes.
Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serves 4-6.
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