Baked French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 loaf French bread, cubed
2 1/2 c. half and half
8 eggs
1 c. real maple syrup
1/2 c. real butter
cinnamon
powdered sugar

Preparation

Heat oven to 350\u00b0 and butter a 4-inch deep x 10 x 12-inch casserole dish.
Place cubed bread in dish.
Mix half and half, eggs and 1/2 cup of the maple syrup until smooth.
Pour mixture slowly over casserole to saturate even top cubes.
Sprinkle generously with cinnamon.
Bake 1 1/2 hours or until mixture puffs up.
Melt butter and 1/2 cup maple syrup together.
Drizzle over top and sprinkle with powdered sugar.