FRENCH TOAST UPSIDE DOWN

  • ½ cup butter

  • 1 cup dark brown sugar

  • 2 T. light corn syrup

  • 12 slices Pepperidge Farm toasting white bread

  • 1 ½ cups half & half

  • 6 eggs

  • 1 t. vanilla

Combine butter, sugar and corn syrup in pan over medium heat and let boil for 2 minutes.  Pour sauce into a 9 x 13 pyrex dish coating the surface.  Cool.  Trim crust from bread.  Arrange slices in two layers in baking dish.  Combine half & half, eggs and vanilla.  Pour over bread.  Plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Bake toast 30-40 minutes.  Remove.  Cool 10 minutes before serving.  Remove and invert pieces so sugar topping faces up.  Serve with warm maple syrup.