orange french toast

Name: Orange French Toast
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 4 - eggs; 1/2 cup(s) whole milk; - zest from two oranges; 1/2 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 4 - slices thick white bread; - juice from 2 oranges; 1 1/2 cup(s) fine cut orange marmalade; 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) butter

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Susan Thomas

Wildwood, NJ

Updated on Dec 10, 2012

I cannot take credit for this recipe. It is Nigella Lawson's. I am crazy for orange recipes, and this is truly divine!

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 10 Min

method Pan Fry

yield 2 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 - eggs
1/2 cup whole milk
- zest from two oranges
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
4 - slices thick white bread
- juice from 2 oranges
1 1/2 cups fine cut orange marmalade
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter

How To Make orange french toast

Step 1

Whisk the eggs, orange zest, milk and ground cinnamon in a wide shallow dish..

Step 2

Soak the bread slices in this mixture for 2 minutes a side
Step 3

While the eggy bread is soaking, bring the orange juice, marmalade and sugar to the boil in a saucepan, then turn down the heat to a fast simmer for 3-4 minutes. If you need to, let this syrup stand while you cook the bread
Step 4

Heat the butter in a heavy-based frying pan and cook the eggy bread for about 2 minutes a side over a medium heat until golden.
Step 5

Serve the French toast with some of the amber syrup poured over each slice, and a jug of extra syrup on the side.
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