Eggnog French Toast With a Zing

This a great way to start off Christmas morning - my sweetie made this for me this past Sunday and I am going to share it with all of you so you can get the ohhhh's and ahhh's that I gave him - delicious

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1  baguette (20-inchx21/2-inch, cut diagonally into 20 1-inch slices)
• 4  eggs (slightly beaten)
• 1  cup  eggnog
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg (freshly ground)
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon (freshly ground)
• 2  ounces Kahlua
• 1  cup cranberries (fresh or frozen)

• Topping

• 1⁄4 cup butter (chilled and cut up, remember a little more is ok too)
• 1⁄3 cup brown sugar (packed)
• 1⁄3 cup pecans (chopped)

Directions

1. Spray one 13x9-inch glass baking dishes with cooking spray. Arrange bread in single layer in the dish.
2. Whisk eggs, eggnog, milk, nutmeg, cinnamon and Kahlua in a medium bowl; pour over bread. Allow to stand on counter for 30 minutes. Turn bread; sprinkle with cranberries. Cover with saran wrap and refrigerate overnight. If the Mixture looks a little to dry in the am - add an addition 1/2 cup over bread.
3. Heat oven to 400°F With a pastry blender or the two knife method, cut the butter into the brown sugar in a medium bowl. Sprinkle bread with 1/2 of the mixture - turn bread and repeat with the over 1/2 of the mixture. Bake 15 minutes - sprinkle with pecans. Bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes until golden brown.