Night Before French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 oz.) loaf long thin French or Italian bread (without seeds)
8 large eggs
3 c. milk
4 tsp. sugar
3/4 tsp. salt
1 Tbsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Use extra butter to grease 9 x 13 pan.
Cut bread into 1-inch thick slices and arrange in one layer on the 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 or overnight.
To bake, uncover pan, dot bread with butter and put into oven.
Turn oven to 350\u00b0 and bake 45 to 50 minutes until bread is puffy and lightly browned.
Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Makes 8 servings.
Serve with syrup, honey, yogurt or sour cream with fresh fruit.
Leftovers are very good.