Stuffed French Toast

Ingredients

• 16 ounce bread loaf french cut into 18 slices
• 3 ounce cream cheese cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 8 ounce cream cheese cut into 1/4-inch slices
• 12 large eggs 
• 1 Dash ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 cup maple syrup 
• 2 cups milk 

Equipment

• oven
• whisk
• baking pan
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Place 9 French bread slices in a single layer in the bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish, and top with cream cheese slices.
2. Place remaining French bread slices on top of cream cheese.
3. Whisk together eggs and next 3 ingredients; pour over bread. Cover and chill 8 hours.
4. Remove from refrigerator, and let stand at room temperature 30 minutes before baking.
5. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, shielding with aluminum foil after 20 minutes to prevent excessive browning.