Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1                    loaf French bread -- cut into 1" slices
   6      large         eggs
   1 1/2  cups          milk
   1 1/2  cups          half-and-half
   1      teaspoon      vanilla
     1/8  teaspoon      nutmeg -- grated
     1/8  teaspoon      cinnamon
                        ***TOPPING***
     1/2  cup           butter -- melted (1 stick)
   1      tablespoon    dark corn syrup
   1      cup           light brown sugar -- packed
   1      cup           pecans -- coarsley chopped

Preparation:

Heavily butter a 9" square baking dish. Fill the dish with bread slices so that it is completely covered with bread and filled to the very top. Mix eggs, milk, half-and-half, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon. Pour mixture over bread slices. Refrigerate overnight. In the morning, heat oven to 350 degrees. Topping: Mix butter, brown sugar and corn syrup. Stir in pecans. Spread topping evenly over bread slices. Bake until puffed and golden, about 40 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.