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Orange-Cream French Toast Recipe

My citrus-flavored toast adds a refreshing fruity twist to standard brunch fare. It's also a convenient make-ahead dish.

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Orange-Cream French Toast Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Cook: 10 min./batch

Yield: 4-5 Servings

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Ingredients

6 eggs
1/2 cup orange juice
1/3 cup half-and-half cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch salt
8 to 10 slices French bread (3/4 inch thick)
1/4 cup butter, cubed
ORANGE BUTTER:
1 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup orange marmalade
3 tablespoons chopped mandarin oranges

Directions

In a large bowl, beat the eggs, orange juice, cream, sugar, orange peel, vanilla and salt. Dip the bread in egg mixture, coating each side. Place in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Pour remaining egg mixture over the bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
In a large skillet, melt butter; add bread. Cook until golden brown on each side and cooked through.
Meanwhile, in a small bowl, beat orange butter ingredients in a small bowl until blended. Serve with French toast. Yield: 4-5 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 687 calories, 54 g fat (31 g saturated fat), 386 mg cholesterol, 729 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 11 g protein.

Originally published as Orange-Cream French Toast in Country Woman Christmas Annual 1999, p12