peach upside-down french toast

this decadent breakfast can be served with fresh sliced strawberries or raspberries & some cream. Yummy Christmas breakfast.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 8-10

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄4 cups  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1  tablespoon water
• 1 (29 ounce) can  sliced  peaches, drained,reserve liquid for syrup
• 1  loaf  French bread, unsliced
• 6  beaten eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 1  tablespoon vanilla

• Peach Syrup

• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄3 cup  orange juice

Directions

1. Melt margarine in a small saucepan; stir in brown sugar& water.
2. Cook, stirring gently until thickened.
3. Pour into well greased 10x15 or 9x 13 pan.
4. drain peaches& reserve liquid, place peaches on top of cooled sugar mixture in pan.
5. slice french bread into 1" thick slices& place slices over peaches, filling all the gaps.
6. mix eggs, vanilla,& milk and pour over bread.
7. cover& refrigerate overnight.
8. in the morning, uncover& bake@ 350 for 40 minutes.
9. cool for 5 minutes before inverting onto serving tray.
10. for peach syrup: mix reserved peach liquid with cornstarch& stir over low heat until thickened add juice.
11. serve warm.