Baked French Toast

(from the ward Christmas party)

French toast ingredients: 

1 loaf French bread 

8 whole eggs 

2 cups milk 

½ cups heavy whipping cream 

¾ cup granulated sugar 

2 tablespoons vanilla extract 

Topping ingredients: 

½ cup all-purpose flour 

½ cups firmly packed brown sugar 

1 teaspoon cinnamon 

¼ teaspoon salt 

1 pinch nutmeg (optional) 

1 stick cold butter, cut into pieces 

Preparation instructions: 

Grease a 9x13 pan with butter.  Tear or cut bread into cubes and evenly distribute in the pan. 

In a medium bowl, mix together eggs, milk, cream, sugar, and vanilla.  Pour evenly over the bread.   

Cover tightly and store in the fridge overnight. 

In a separate bowl, mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt.  Add nutmeg if desired.  Add butter pieces, and cut them into the dry mixture until mixture resembles fine pebbles.  Store in a Ziploc bag in the fridge. 

Preheat oven to 350.  Remove casserole from the fridge and sprinkle crumb mixture over the top.  Bake for 1 hour.