Baked French Toast

Ingredients

• 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices
•   6 eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half cream
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/3 cups brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup

Directions

1. Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange the slices of bread in the bottom. In a large bowl, beat together eggs, cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over bread slices, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
2. The next morning, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small saucepan, combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup; heat until bubbling. Pour half over bread and egg mixture.
3. Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 20 minutes, pour the rest of the syrup over the bread and bake for another 20 minutes