Cinnamon French Toast Bake | Cooking Professionally

Ingredients

• ***For the French toast:***
• 1 loaf crusty sourdough bread or French bread, torn into cubes
• 8 eggs
• 2 cups whole milk
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons vanilla extract
• ***For the cinnamon topping:***
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• nutmeg, optional, to taste
• 1 stick butter, cold, cut into pieces
• fresh fruit, optional, to taste
• ***For serving:***
• butter, to taste
• maple syrup, to taste