French Toast Bake Casserole

 Ingredients

• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 8 oz bread (French bread ideal) cut into cubes
• 2 cups milk
• 6 large eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla extract

Topping

• 1 T brown sugar, or to taste
• 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon, or to taste

Directions

1. Stir brown sugar and butter together in a CorningWare casserole dish (oval) over medium-low heat until butter is melted and sugar has dissolved (2-4 minutes)
2. Scatter the bread cubes over top
3. Whisk milk, eggs, and vanilla in a bowl until well-combined
4. Pour liquid mixture over bread pieces, pressing bread into mixture with a spatula so the bread absorbs the liquid
5. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees 
7. Mix brown sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle over top of casserole
8. Bake about 60 minutes (until bubbling and a knife inserted comes out with soft pieces)
9. To serve, cut into squares and invert onto serving plates

Adapted from Easy French Toast Casserole Recipe (allrecipes.com)