Night Before French Toast Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 oz.) long, thin loaf French or Italian bread
8 large eggs
3 c. milk
4 tsp. granulated sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, cut into small pieces

Preparation

Use extra butter to grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
Cut bread into 1-inch thick slices and arrange in one layer in bottom of pan.
In a large bowl, beat eggs with remaining ingredients except butter.
When thoroughly mixed, pour over bread in pan. Cover with foil and refrigerate 4 to 36 hours.