Overnight French Toast with Warm Maple Butter Syrup

INGREDIENTS

loaf day-old french bread, cut into 1/2″ slices

Cooking spray or softened butter

eggs

1 1/2 cups

half & half

1/4 cup

brown sugar

1 tsp

cinnamon

1/4 tsp

salt

nutmeg

2 tsp

vanilla

6 tbsp

butter, softened

1/2 cup

packed brown sugar

1/2 tsp

cinnamon

1 1/2 tbsp

flour

3/4 cup

chopped pecans (optional–my family doesn’t like it with nuts!)

2 tbsp

butter

1/2 cup

real maple syrup