Orange French Toast
Serve with bacon or sausage
Ingredients:
8 -10 slices of day old French bread, cut 3/4 to 1 inches thick
6 large eggs or 8 small eggs
grated rind of 1 large orange
1 tsp (5ml) vanilla extract
2/3 cup (150 ml) unsweetened orange juice
1/3 cup (75 mL) orange liqueur
3/4 cup (175 mL) half & half
3 tbsp (60 mL) sugar
4 tbsp (55 g) Butter
Icing sugar for dusting
Directions:
Generously butter a 9 x 12 inch non-stick pan. Lay bread slices evenly in pan. Whisk together eggs, orange juice, liqueur, half & half, vanilla and sugar. Mix in grated orange rind. Pour egg mixture over bread. Dot with remaining butter, cut in small pieces. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Uncover pan, and bake for 30 to 35 minutes until puffed and light golden brown. Dust with Icing Sugar and serve with syrup. Serves four
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