1 (10 oz.) loaf French or Italian bread
8 lg. eggs
3 c. milk
4 tsp. sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla
2 tbsp. butter, cut into sm. pieces

Use extra butter to grease a 13x9x2 inch pan. Cut bread into inch thick slices and arrange in one layer in bottom of pan. In large bowl, beat eggs with remaining ingredients except butter. When thoroughly mixed, pour over bread in pan. Cover with foil and refrigerate 4-36 hours.

To bake, uncover pan; dot bread with 2 tbsp. butter and put in oven. Bake at 350 degrees 45 minutes or until bread is puffy and lightly browned. Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving. 8 servings.