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Sunday Brunch: Orange French Toast

Posted by Ed Levine, March 16, 2008 at 8:00 AM

I've never come across a French toast recipe that I didn't want to try, but I must say that Nigella Lawson's orange French toast recipe sounded particularly yummy. Any old white bread will work fine, but using slices of challah will result in a fluffier, eggier dish.

Orange French Toast

- serves 2 -
Adapted from Nigella Express by Nigella Lawson.

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/4 cup whole milk
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Grated zest of 1 orange
2 large thick slices of challah bread or 4 slices of white bread
Juice of one orange
1/4 cup good-quality orange marmalade, such as Tiptree
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter

Procedure

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

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

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

4. Heat the tablespoon of butter in a skillet and cook the eggy bread for about 2 minutes a side over medium heat until golden.

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

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