Kittencal's Overnight Layered Caramel French Toast

Total Time: 24 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1/2 cup butter (no substitutions)
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 12 slices french bread (preferably 1-2 day old bread)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 6 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream or 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla or 1 teaspoon maple extract

Recipe

• 1 butter a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• 2 in a small saucepan combine the corn syrup, butter and brown sugar; simmer stirring until syrupy.
• 3 pour the mixture over the bottom of a buttered baking pan.
• 4 lay 6 slices of bread over the brown sugar mixture.
• 5 in a bowl whisk together the eggs with half and half cream or milk, vanilla and salt.
• 6 pour half of the egg mixture over the bread slices in the pan.
• 7 then layer the remaining 6 slices on top.
• 8 pour the remaining egg/milk mixture over the top (make sure that all the bread is covered with the mixture).
• 9 cover the pan with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
• 10 the next day remove from the fridge.
• 11 set the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 12 bake uncovered for 45 minutes.