French toast casserole

5 eggs, beaten

1 ½ C milk

1 C cream or half & half

1 t vanilla

½ t cinnamon

8 slices of Texas toast

1 ½ sticks sweet butter, divided

1 C light brown sugar

2 T maple syrup

½ C chopped pecans

Butter a 9X13 glass baking dish. Mix all the wet ingredients and add the cinnamon. Butter the bread with ½ stick softened butter and dip it into the egg mixture. Place in dish and refrigerate overnight.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Mix the remaining butter, sugar, and syrup together. Add pecans. Spread it over the bread slices. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve with fruit preserves or fruit and extra syrup if desired.