Overnight Orange French Toast |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Nothing better than a delicious breakfast that you can get started the night before... Ingredients:
3 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest |
2 cups fresh orange juice |
1/4 cup sugar |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
2 tablespoons triple sec |
6 large eggs |
1/2 cup half-and-half |
8 slices challah or 8 slices dense bakery bread, 1 inch thick,cut on the diagonal |
3 tablespoons butter, melted |
3 tablespoons butter |
2 tablespoons orange marmalade |
1 tablespoon triple sec |
pure maple syrup |
Directions:
1. Whisk together zest, juice, sugar, vanilla, triple sec, eggs, half-and-half, and a pinch of salt.
2. Arrange bread slices in one layer in a 13 X 9 inch glass baking dish.
3. Pour mixture over bread, turning slices to coat, and chill, covered, overnight.
4. Preheat oven to 400F and brush a large baking pan with butter.
5. Using a slotted spatula arrange bread in one layer on baking pan, leaving atleast 2 inches between each slice and bake in middle of oven 5 minutes.
6. Rotate pan and bake 5 minutes more.
7. Rotate pan again and bake until bread is puffed and golden, about 5 minutes more.
8. Make sauce while bread is baking: Cook butter, marmalade and triple sec over low heat, stirring, until butter is melted.
9. Drizzle French toast with sauce and serve with syrup, if desired.
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