Good-Cooking - Sticky Bun French Toast

Ingredients

• About 1/4 cup (1/8 pound) butter or margarine
• 1 (8 ounce) sourdough baguette, cut diagonally in 1-inch-thick slices
• 5 large eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts