Baked Orange French Toast

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

• 1 large orange
• 6 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 cup butter, divided
• 12 white bread slices, cut in half
• 1 (10 ounce) jar orange marmalade
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Into pie plate or shallow baking dish, grate orange to make 1 tablespoon grated peel.
3. Into measuring cup, squeeze juice from orange; add 1/3 cup juice to orange peel with eggs and cardamom; with fork or wire whisk, beat until mixed.
4. Melt 1/4 cup butter in the oven in a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch jellyroll pan; remove from oven.
5. Dip half of bread slices into egg mixture to coat all sides; place in one layer in buttered jellyroll pan. Bake for 5 minutes on each side until lightly browned.
6. Arrange on heated platter; keep warm.
7. Melt 1/4 cup butter in same jellyroll pan; repeat dipping and baking remaining bread.
8. In small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt orange marmalade with 2 tablespoons reserved orange juice, stirring occasionally.
9. Pass warm marmalade mixture and confectioners' sugar.