INGREDIENTS
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12 ounces Italian bread, cut into 1-inch-thick slices
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8 beaten eggs
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2 cupsmilk
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2 cupshalf-and-half or light cream
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2 teaspoonsvanilla
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1/2 teaspoonground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoonground cinnamon
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TOPPING:
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1/2 cupbutter, softened
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1 cuppacked brown sugar
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2 tablespoonsdark-colored corn syrup
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1 cupcoarsely chopped pecans, walnuts, hickory, or hazelnuts