Ingredients:
½ a loaf of French bread, (about 8 oz) cut into cubes
½ cup butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
6 eggs
2 cups milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
1 Tablespoon brown sugar, for topping
powdered sugar for topping, optional
(If you double, it may not fill two 9x13's... may need to do 8x11 for one)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Butter a 13x9 inch baking pan and set aside.
In a small sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat. Once butter has melted, stir in brown sugar until dissolved and mixture is smooth. Pour mixture into the bottom of a 9x13 pan and spread evenly.
Add bread cubes to the pan, spreading over the top of the brown sugar/butter mixture.
In a medium sized bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla, and 1 tsp of cinnamon. Pour egg mixture over the top of bread cubes, insuring that all pieces of bread are saturated. Sprinkle with remaining 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar.
Bake in preheated oven for 25-30* minutes until top is golden brown. Remove from oven and sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired. Enjoy!
*Can take way longer...