French Bread Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 oz.) loaf French bread
8 large eggs
3 c. milk
6 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. butter, cut
syrup

Preparation

Grease a 13 x 9-inch pan.
Cut bread 1-inch thick and put in pan.
Beat eggs with remaining ingredients except butter.
Pour over bread.
Cover and refrigerate 4 to 36 hours.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 to 50 minutes, uncovered.
Dot with butter.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Serve with your favorite flavor of syrup. This is a wonderful brunch dish; especially nice because the preparation can be in advance.