Baked Orange French Toast Osceola Mills House

Total Time: 4 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons orange zest, grated
• 2 cups fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons triple sec
• 6 large eggs
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 8 italian bread, diagonally sliced, 1 1/2-inch thick
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons orange marmalade
• 1 tablespoon triple sec
• maple syrup

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl whisk together zest, juice, sugar, vanilla, triple sec, eggs, half-and-half, and a pinch of salt. arrange bread slices in one layer in a glass baking dish, 13x9x2". pour mixture over bread, turning slices to coat, and chill, covered, 4 hours or overnight.
• 2 preheat oven to 400ºf. brush large baking sheet with butter.
• 3 using a slotted spatula arrange bread in one layer on baking sheet, leaving at least 2 inches between each slice, and bake in middle of oven 5 minutes. rotate pan and bake 5 minutes more. turn bread over and bake 5 minutes more. rotate pan and bake until bread is puffed and golden, 5 minutes more.
• 4 make sauce while bread is baking:.
• 5 in a small saucepan cook the butter, marmalade, and triple sec over low heat, stirring, until butter is melted.
• 6 drizzle french toast with sauce and serve with syrup.