Christmas French Toast Casserole

Not my picture but close enough!!

Preparation:
1 to 1 1/2 loaves of Texas toast
4 tablespoons butter melted
3/4 cup of brown sugar
4 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg

Custard:
10 eggs
3 cups eggnog
3/4 cup of milk


Topping:
3 TBS melted butter
3 TBS brown sugar
1 TBS maple syrup
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg

If your bread is fresh and soft, you will need to "stale it". Heat oven to 300 degree's and layer bread on cookie sheet.  Baking for about 15 minutes, turning it over and baking 10 to 15 more.
This casserole is meant to be made the night before.
Use a deep 9x13 casserole dish or Disposable foil pan.  Mix the 4 TBS butter and 3/4 cup of brown sugar in a bowl, and layer on bottom of casserole pan.
Divide the bread into 3 sections.  Layer first section on bottom.  Mix the 4 TBS sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg together. Sprinkle half of this mixture on bottom layer of bread. Layer with 2nd portion of bread. Sprinkle the rest of the cinnamon mixture on that layer. Top with last layer of bread.
Custard:
Mix eggs, eggnog, milk, and vanilla with whisk until very well blended.  Carefully pour custard over bread, being sure that the top layer gets wet. The bread will absorb the custard.  Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Topping:
Mix, butter, brown sugar and cinnamon and nutmeg and maple syrup together. Should have consistency of glaze.  If too thick microwave for 15 to 30 seconds.  Using fork tines, scatter or glaze the top of the casserole.  Place casserole on a cookie sheet in case of any boil overs. Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes at 350 degree's.  Let rest for about 20 to 30 minutes once you take out oven before serving. Dust with powdered sugar and serve with Apple pie topping, or syrup and whipped cream.
Very rich and serves 12 in large squares, or 24 in small servings!!  Try the  small servings or you will be on sugar overload!!