French Toast Casserole

Ingredients:

Bottom layer1 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. melted butter
2 tbsp corn syrup
1/3 cup chopped pecans
12 slices of French bread (store bought, long-thin french bread, not the wider italian style/sliced about 1in. thick)

Egg mix1 tsp grated orange rinds
1 cup orange juice
½ cup milk
3 tbsp sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
5 eggs

Topping
1 cup sour cream
1 cup whipped whipped cream
½ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp almond extract


Directions:
Combine brown sugar butter and corn syrup. Pour in bottom of baking dish. Sprinkle pecans. Lay bread in single layer over pecans. Wisk together egg mixture ingredients and poor over bread. Chill overnight. Remove from fridge 20 min before baking. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes