Orange Vanilla French Toast Recipes

VANILLA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat. Dip bread slices in egg mixture and brown each side in skillet. Serve with maple syrup.
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CRANBERRY-ORANGE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, water, sugar, and orange juice in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat until cranberries soften and turn jammy, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Whisk eggs, sugar, orange juice, half-and-half, cinnamon, and vanilla extract together in a shallow dish. Dip slices of French bread in the egg mixture until well coated on both sides. Transfer to the griddle and cook until egg coating is set, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Arrange 2 slices of French toast on each plate and spoon sauce on top.

ORANGE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Beat the eggs and then mix with the rest of the ingredients.
• Dip the bread in the French Toast batter and fry in melted butter until golden brown on both sides.

HINT-OF-ORANGE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Place the bread in an 11x7-in. baking dish. In a small bowl, beat the eggs, milk, orange juice, orange zest and vanilla. Pour over bread; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight., In a large skillet, cook French toast in butter over medium heat for 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown. Dust with confectioners' sugar or serve with syrup if desired.

ORANGE-VANILLA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Slice the bread 3/4-inch thick.
• Arrange in single layer in a well-greased 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan.
• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, orange juice, whipping cream, orange rind, vanilla and salt to blend well.
• Pour over the bread slices in the pan, turning to coat well.
• Cover; refrigerate for about 6 hours.
• Grill or bake.
• To grill; melt the butter in a skillet or flat grill.
• Add the bread in batches; cook to brown on both sides.
• To bake: heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cover a large baking sheet with foil, and grease.
• Put bread slices on the foil in a single layer; bake 13-15 minutes, turning after 10 minutes.
• Garnish with orange slices and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

CRUNCHY ORANGE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Fit a baking sheet with a wire rack. Heat a griddle pan or nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Zest the orange and set aside. Working over a medium bowl, segment the orange; squeeze the juice from the remaining orange membranes.
• Whisk the eggs, orange zest, milk, cinnamon and orange juice in a baking dish or shallow bowl. Add the cornflakes and bacon to another baking dish and toss together. Dip the bread slices in the egg mixture and let them soak for 1 minute.
• While the bread is soaking, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter on the griddle pan or skillet.
• Working with one slice of bread at a time, let the excess egg mixture drip off and then dredge the bread in the cornflake mixture. Add the bread to the griddle, carefully placing as many slices of bread as can comfortably fit without touching too much (it's OK if the edges need to touch a little). You can dredge the bread, transfer it to an unlined baking sheet and hold for 5 minutes while one batch is cooking.
• Cook on one side, rotating occasionally, until the bottom is golden brown and crisp, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook the other side until it is equally browned, another 2 minutes. Transfer the slices to the prepared baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while you complete the next batches. Repeat the cooking process, melting 2 tablespoons of butter for each batch.
• When all of the French toast is cooked and you are ready to serve, gently stir together the maple syrup and orange segments, making sure not to break up the segments. Spoon the syrup over the French toast and sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve immediately.

BAKED ORANGE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Whisk eggs in a large bowl and add orange juice, milk, liqueur, sugar, zest, vanilla, and nutmeg. Dip each slice of bread in mixture, turning to coat. Place bread in single layer on ungreased 15x10 inch jelly roll pan. Pour any remaining mixture over bread. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. When ready to bake preheat oven to 375 degrees. Divide melted butter between two 13x9 inch glass baking dishes and spread to cover bottom. Place bread in a single layer in the two dishes. Sprinkle pecans evenly over both dishes. Bake on middle rack for 20 minutes. Do not turn over. Raise temperature to 400 degrees and bake for 10 more minutes or until edges are brown and crisp. Serve on warm plate. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, garnish with fresh fruit and syrup,.

ORANGE PECAN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the brown sugar, melted butter, and corn syrup. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking dish, and spread evenly. Sprinkle pecans over the sugar mixture. Arrange the bread slices in the bottom of the dish so they are in a snug single layer.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the orange zest, orange juice, milk, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, egg whites, and eggs. Pour this mixture over the bread, pressing on the bread slices to help absorb the liquid. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour, or overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C ). Remove the cover from the baking dish, and let stand for 20 minutes at room temperature.
• Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden brown. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

ORANGE-CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a small bowl, mix the butter, honey and cinnamon. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan; spread to coat bottom of pan. , In a shallow bowl, whisk the eggs, orange juice and, if desired, salt. Dip both sides of bread in egg mixture. Place in prepared pan. , Bake until golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Invert onto a serving platter; if desired, serve with additional honey.