Overnight Maple French Toast

I found this recipe years ago and am now copying it here from our family cookbook binder. Enjoy!

Overnight Maple French Toast

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• ½ cup maple syrup
• 1 Tbl. margarine or butter
• 10 (1 inch thick) slices French bread
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups skim milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/8 tsp. salt
• 1 1/4 cups sliced strawberries
• 1 to 2 Tbl powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Spray 13x9 inch pan with nonstick cooking spray.  
2. In medium saucepan, combine brown sugar, syrup and margarine.  Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly.  Boil 1 minute.  Pour syrup mixture evenly in bottom of sprayed pan.
3. Arrange bread slices in even layer over syrup mixture.  Set aside.  
4. In large bowl, combine eggs, milk, vanilla, and salt; beat with wire whisk until smooth.  Pour evenly over bread in pan.  
5. Cover; refrigerate at least 8 hours or overnight.  
6. To bake, heat oven to 350 degrees.  Uncover pan; bake 30 to 35 minutes or until lightly browned.  
7. To serve, top each serving with sliced strawberries’ sprinkle with powdered sugar.