Oven-Baked French Toast

• 8 slices French bread (1/2 inch)
• 12 cup raisins
• 12 cup pecans (chopped)
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups half-and-half
• 12 cup orange-flavored liqueur
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle pancake syrup
• 1 teaspoon orange extract

1. Arrange bread slices in a single layer, with sides touching, in a greased jellyroll pan.
2. Sprinkle raisins and pecans over bread.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk eggs, half and half, liqueur, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg.
4. Pour egg mixture over bread.
5. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
7. Uncover and bake French toast 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and toast is light brown.
8. To make Orange syrup, combine syrup and orang extract and heat until hot.
9. To serve, dust with confectioners sugar or pour Orange Syrup over slices of toast.

bread, raisins, pecans, eggs, orangeflavored liqueur, ground cinnamon, salt, ground nutmeg, pancake syrup, orange extract

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/oven-baked-french-toast-266556 (may not work)