Sticky Baked French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 loaf French bread, day old
5 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons corn syrup (or maple syrup)
1/2 cup milk
5 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
whipped cream
strawberry (optional)

Preparation

Cut the french bread into 1-2\" wide slices.
In a medium sized saucepan over medium flame, put corn/maple syrup, butter and brown sugar. Stir until it all comes together and starts to bubble.
Carefully pour the hot, sticky mixture into a well-buttered and possibly aluminum-foiled 13' x 9\" baking dish.
Arrange the thick slices of french bread over the mixture.
In a big bowl, beat together eggs, milk and vanilla until light colored and a little bubbly. Pour the eggy mixture over the bread which is on the top of the hot, sticky mixture.
Cover the baking dish and refrigerate overnight. (note: You can do it just a few hours before you bake it, but it is much better if you do it the night before.).
Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Put the french toast dish in the oven and bake for 45 minutes.
Loosen the sticky baked french bread from it's hot, sticky bed and invert onto a platter.
Serve with whipped cream & strawberries!