The Best Christmas Morning Breakfast Ever

Cat's Baked French Toast

Great for Christmas Morning or Breakfast with Company
This is a French Toast that doesn't require slaving over the pan

9 x 13 glass pan
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees

Makes enough for about 8 portions

Cut a long Bagette (French Bread or Italian bread) in ¾ inch to 1 inch slices and arrange in
the pan in 2 rows on top of each other, you can cut some in half and fill in any large voids

Combine in a bowl:
12 large eggs
1 cup of half and half
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp nutmeg
until all uniform in yellow color and pour over bread , press bread down into wetness to absorb liquid and place in refrigerator overnight (overnight is not mandatory but makes this taste better)

Combine these ingredients:
½ C brown sugar
2 Tablespoons softened butter (or margarine)
1 c of nuts ( I use ½ cup of slivered almonds and1/2 c of
pecan pieces)
½ tablespoon of Cinnamon

Mix thoroughly and sprinkle all over the wet bread in
morning
Then drizzle with a healthy amount of Karo Syrup ( light or dark)
Weave it back and forth and then up and down into a woven
pattern

Pop into a hot oven and bake for 40-45 minutes
till it puffs up
and is very brown

Serve with Syrup and Fresh Berry Mix

Fresh Berry Mix
is a box each of Blue berries, strawberries( cut up),
raspberries and black berries

I make a breakfast meat ( ham, sausage or bacon)sometimes to serve with the French Toast

I served this Breakfast at a Breast Cancer SleepOver Get Together I had in October and it was a big hit....Hope it becomes one of your family favorites

Happy Holidays !