French Toast Loaf (Not As Eggy)

Submitted by Chellerific

"A drier version of a baked French toast that can be cut into cinnamony slices!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 1 loaf French bread, at least 20 oz
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
• 1⁄2 cup pecans
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup maple syrup
• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup flour

directions

1. Tear bread into chunks, approximately one inch or so. Divide into two bowls.
2. Beat eggs and milk together. Add vanilla and a sprinkle of cinnamon.
3. Pour egg mixture over first bowl of bread, and evenly coat pieces. You want them coated, not soaked.
4. Combine a few dry pieces and a few wet ones to make a layer on the bottom of two greased loaf pans or 8x8s. (you will make 3 layers in load pans or 2 in 8x8s.)
5. Combine sugar, cinnamon, salt, and flour. Dust over the first layer. Sprinkle with a few pecans. Repeat process, ending with cinnamon-sugar mixture and pecans on top.
6. Dot with butter and drizzle with maple syrup.
7. Bake loaves at 325 35 to 45 minutes in a preheated oven. Bake 8x8s at 350 for 35 minute.