Banana Overnight French Toast Casserole

• 1 loaf great harvest bread
• 2 bananas
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, divided
• 6 eggs
• 3 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon hazelnut extract
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
• 4 tablespoons butter, sliced very thin

1. Cube or tear bread into 1-2 in chunks. I like to use great harvest bread Apple cinch bread but any French, Italian, etc works. Put them in a sprayed or greased 13x9 in baking dish.
2. mash 2 very ripe bananas with 1/4 c brown sugar.
3. Whisk in 6 eggs.
4. add 3 cups of milk, hazelnut and vanilla extract (double vanilla if you don't have hazelnut) and whisk until combined.
5. Pour over the bread and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
6. mix the remaining 1/2 c brown sugar with the cinnamon and walnuts and sprinkle evenly over the top of the bread in the morning.
7. Slice the 1/2 stick of butter very thin and dot the top of the casserole with them.
8. bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes, let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
9. Serve alone or with maple syrup. This reheats very well!

bread, bananas, brown sugar, eggs, milk, hazelnut, vanilla, cinnamon, walnuts, butter

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/banana-overnight-french-toast-casserole-523632 (may not work)