- 1 pound bacon
- 1/2 cup butter, sliced into pats
- 12 slices bread
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ground cinnamon, divided, or more to taste
- 1 1/2 tablespoons white sugar, divided, or more to taste
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar, divided, or more to taste
- 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or more to taste (optional)
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 5 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Scatter about 1/3 of the butter pats onto the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking dish and arrange 6 slices of bread in a single layer, overlapping as necessary, on top of the butter. Top bread slices with bacon slices.
- Sprinkle 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons brown sugar, and nutmeg over bacon slices. Scatter 1/3 of the butter pats over bacon and top with remaining bread slices.
- Whisk milk, eggs, remaining cinnamon, remaining white sugar, remaining brown sugar, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. Pour over bread mixture into baking dish. Scatter remaining butter pats over the top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and set, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.