Creme Brulee French Toast

1 loaf texas toast

1/2 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

2 TBS corn syrup

5 eggs

1 1/2 cup half and half

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

butter syrup recipe (I use the Magleby's syrup recipe)

In a small saucepan melt butter, sugar, and corn syrup over medium heat until melted. Pour mixture into greased jelly roll pan. Spread to cover surface. Place 12 slices of bread on top in pan. Mix eggs, cream, salt, and vanilla. Spoon over each slice of bread. Cover and refrigerate over night. Bake uncovered at 350 for 30 minutes. Remove from pan and serve with strawberries or other fresh berries and syrup.

Butter Syrup:

1 1/2 cup butter

3 cup maple syrup

melt together and serve over toast

Or:

Magleby's Syrup

1 cup butter

1 cup buttermilk

2 cup sugar

2 T corn syrup

Melt together to low boil in a very large pan. Add 1 tsp baking soda. Boil 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Add 1 tsp vanilla.

Baked Oatmeal

½ cup oil
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar
3 ½ cups old fashioned oats
2 tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. salt
1 cup cream or milk

Preheat oven to 350°. Mix oil with eggs & sugar. Stir in oats, baking powder, salt & cream. Mix well. Pour into a pie plate or soufflé dish. Bake 35-40 minutes or until golden brown.

Serve warm topped with fresh peaches, berries, apples, nuts, powdered sugar & cream.