Orange Oven-Baked French Toast

Ingredients

French Toast

• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
• 4 eggs
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 1/3 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon grated orange peel
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 slices bread
• 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar mixed with 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Cinnamon-Honey Butter

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Instructions

French Toast

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking dish.
2. Combine butter, honey and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in small bowl, mix well. Pour into prepared baking dish.
3. Beat eggs. Add orange juice, milk, sugar, orange peel, salt and remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Dip bread into egg mixture and place on butter mixture. Pour any remaining egg on bread.
4. Bake for 10 minutes.
5. Flip over each bread slice. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Sprinkle with spiced confectioners' sugar and serve with cinnamon-honey butter.

Cinnamon-Honey Butter

1. Combine all and beat until creamy.
2. Serve at room temperature.

Attribution

Posted by JBic at Recipe Goldmine May 16, 2001.