Creme Brulee French Toast

Yum! This just might be our new Christmas breakfast tradition. It's great because all of the prep is done the night before. All you have to do in the morning is stick it in the oven.

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons corn syrup
• 1 loaf French Toast bread, homemade bread or french bread sliced about 3/4-1" thick
• 5 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half and half
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

In medium saucepan melt butter, brown sugar and corn syrup stirring until smooth. Pour into the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan. Remove crust from bread. Lay bread slices on top of brown sugar/butter mixture covering the bottom of the pan in one layer. Combine eggs, half and half, vanilla and salt. Pour over bread. Cover and let it sit in the refrigerator over night or for about 8 hours. In the morning preheat oven to 350. Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes or until the edges get slightly golden. We ate ours with pureed raspberries. It was delish!