Recipe

French Toast Casserole

up to two loaves of Pepperidge Farms Thick Cut cinnamon swirl bread8 eggs
2 cups milk
...1 1/4 cup half-and-half
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup butter
1 1/3 cups brown sugar
3 tablespoons light corn syrup
Pecans, I used the chopped pecans

Directions

Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange the slices of bread in the bottom. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over bread slices, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar, corn syrup and pecans; heat until bubbling. Pour over bread and egg mixture.
Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.