1 stick unsalted butter
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons corn syrup
one loaf french bread
5 large eggs
1 1/2 cups half-and-half
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon amaretto
Recipe
In a small heavy saucepan melt butter with brown sugar and corn syrup over moderate heat, stirring until smooth. Pour into a 9 X 13 inch baking pan.
Cut bread in thick slices, approximately 1 1/2 inches thick. Arrange bread slices in one layer in the baking pan, squeezing them tightly to fit.
In a bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, vanilla and amaretto until combined. Pour evenly over bread in baking pan. Cover the baking pan. Chill at least 8 hours and up to 24 hours.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bring bread to room temperature.
Bake uncovered, in the middle of oven, until the bread puffs and the edges become golden, approximately 35-40 minutes.