French Toast Casserole with Pecan Topping

Name: French Toast Casserole with Pecan Topping
Ingredients: 1 loaf, (16-ounce) supermarket French or Italian bread, torn into 1-inch pieces; 1 tablespoon, unsalted butter, softened; 8 , large eggs; 2 1/2 cups, whole milk; 1 1/2 cups, heavy cream; 1 tablespoon, granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon, ground nutmeg; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), unsalted butter, softened; 1 1/3 cups packed (9 1/3 ounces), light brown sugar; 3 tablespoons, light corn syrup; 2 cups, pecans, chopped coarse

Main Courses
Make Ahead
Breads
Breakfast & Brunch
Casseroles
Easter

French toast is best reserved for those mornings when you have the leisure time to toast the bread, whip up the eggy batter, and tend to each batch gently frying on the stove. And forget about making it for more than a few people—it’ll take you all morning. Enter French toast casserole, a sweet, eggy casserole designed to be prepared the night before and baked as the coffee brews.

SERVES 6 to 8

French Toast Casserole with Pecan Topping

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