Name: Baked French Toast
Ingredients: Butter for greasing baking dish; 3 cups half-and-half or whole milk; 3 large eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons sugar; 12 (3/4-inch-thick) diagonally cut baguette slices from a day-old baguette; Accompaniment: maple syrup, confectioners sugar, or jam

Ingredients

Butter for greasing baking dish
3 cups half-and-half or whole milk
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar
12 (3/4-inch-thick) diagonally cut baguette slices from a day-old baguette
Accompaniment: maple syrup, confectioners sugar, or jam

Steps

With the rack in the middle position, heat the oven to 425°F. Coat a 13- by 9-inch baking dish generously with butter.
Make a custard by whisking half-and-half, eggs, vanilla, salt and 2 tablespoons sugar together. Lay the baguette slices in 1 layer in the dish and pour the custard over them. Coat the slices by turning once or twice and leave at room temperature for 30 minutes. Scatter the remaining tablespoon sugar evenly over the top, then bake until the custard sets and the top turns golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.