Baked Apple French Toast

By june

Ingredients

• Topping:
• 20 slices French bread (1 inch thick)
• 1 can (21 oz) apple pie filling
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup cold butter, cubed
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tbsp corn syrup

Preparation

Step 1

Arrange 10 slices of bread in a greased 13-in x 9-in baking dish. Spread with pie filling; top with remaining bread. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Meanwhile, place brown sugar in a small bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in pecans and corn syrup. Sprinkle over French toast.
Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes our clean.