Baked Overnight French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, room temperature
12 slices French bread (3/4 inch)
6 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
powdered sugar

Preparation

Spread butter over bottom of heavy large baking pan with 1 inch sides.
Arrange bread sliced in pan.
In large bowl beat eggs, milk, sugar, syrup, vanilla, and salt to blend.
Pour mixture over bread.
Turn bread slices to coat.
Cover with plastic and refrigerate overnight.
In the morning, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Bake French bread 10 minutes.
Turn bread over and continue baking until just golden, about 4 minutes longer.
Transfer cooked toast to plates and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
Serve at once with warm maple syrup and chopped, toasted walnuts.