Hot Chocolate Baked French Toast

• Unsalted butter (for pan)
• 1 (1-pound) loaf country-style or "peasant" white bread, sliced 1/4"-thick
• 3 cups heavy cream
• 6 ounces milk chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 9 large eggs
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 cup hazelnuts, coarsely chopped

1. Butter a 13x9" baking dish. Arrange bread slices in overlapping rows in dish.
2. Cook cream, milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate, and vanilla in a medium saucepan over medium heat, whisking constantly, until chocolate is melted, about 5 minutes; remove from heat. Transfer 1 cup chocolate mixture to an airtight container; let cool to room temperature, then cover and chill until ready to serve. Reserve remaining chocolate mixture.
3. Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Whisking constantly, pour in hot chocolate mixture in a slow, steady stream. Pour evenly over and between each layer of bread. Push down with your hands to soak top of bread. Cover dish tightly with foil and chill at least 2 hours.
4. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Bake foil-covered bread until warmed through and a knife inserted into the center feels warm to the touch, about 35 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking until bread is browned, 35-40 minutes longer. Let cool 10 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, toast hazelnuts in a small skillet over medium heat, tossing occasionally, until golden-brown and fragrant, 3-5 minutes. Microwave 1 cup reserved chocolate mixture in a microwave-safe bowl in 10-second intervals (or heat in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water), stirring occasionally, until warmed through.
6. Serve French toast with hot chocolate sauce and toasted hazelnuts.
7. French toast can be assembled 1 day ahead before baking; cover tightly with foil and chill.

butter, white bread, heavy cream, milk chocolate, semisweet chocolate, vanilla, eggs, milk, sugar, kosher salt, hazelnuts

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hot-chocolate-baked-french-toast (may not work)