Amazing French Toast

This was incredible and a great recipe. I didn't make it properly and it still came out well. I didn't soak the break overnight but this is a recipe similar to one a friend of mine made every Sunday as a tradition. The best part....MAPLE SYRUP!

My Rating:
Yum Factor: 9.5/10

Difficulty Factor: 6/10

The Recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1 1/2 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, milk, 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 over bread and egg mixture.
3. Bake in preheated oven, uncovered, for 40 minutes.
4. Changes for next time: Soak the bread overnight!