Recipe By: Namaste Acres Barn, Bed & Breakfast – as featured in I Want That Recipe! – Most Requested Recipes from Tennessee’s Finest Bed & Breakfasts – Preparation Time: 1:00 # of Servings: 8
Ingredients:
1 French bread loaf
cut into 1″ slices
6 Large eggs
1 1/2 Cups milk
1 1/2 Cups half-and-half
1 Teaspoon vanilla
1/8 Teaspoon nutmeg — grated
1/8 Teaspoon cinnamon
Topping:
1/2 Cup butter — melted
1 Tablespoon dark corn syrup
1 Cup light brown sugar — packed
1 Cup pecans — coarsely chopped
Directions:
Heavily butter a 9 x 13″ baking dish (for 8 servings). Fill the dish with bread slices so that it is completely covered with bread. 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: Mix butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Stir in pecans. Spread topping evenly over bread slices. Bake until puffed and golden, about 45 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.
Note: Do not over fill pan…has a tendency to boil over. Play it safe and put a pan or piece of foil on shelf under pan to catch any spills.