Baked Cinnamon Apple Butter French Toast

Name: Baked Cinnamon Apple Butter French Toast
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 loaf challah bread (sliced into 1 1/2 inch thick slices); 1 cup apple butter; 6 large eggs; 2 cups whole milk; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 6 tablespoons salted butter, melted and browned; 2 honeycrisp apples, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/2 cup maple syrup; 2 cinnamon sticks; 2 tablespoons bourbon ((or 1 tablespoon vanilla)); 1 cup heavy whipping cream; sea salt