Baked Orange Juice French Toast

Baked Orange Juice French Toast

What You Need:

1/3 C of orange juice
1 t orange peel, grated
4 organic or free range eggs
1/2 t ground cardamom
1/4 C of butter
12 slices French bread, day old and 3/4 inch thick

How to Make It:

Preset the oven temperature to 450 degrees.
Place the juice, orange peel, eggs and cardamom together in a mixing bowl.
Beat with an electric mixer on low until blended together well.
Place the butter into a 13X9 baking dish.
Place the baking dish into the oven until the butter has completely melted.
Dip the slices of bread into the orange juice mixture until well covered allowing any excess to drip back into the bowl.
Place the coated bread slices into the pan with the melted butter.
Bake 6 minutes then turn each slice over.
Continue baking an additional 4 minutes or until nicely browned.

Makes 6 servings

Baking French toast in the oven takes less time because all the pieces of toast can be cooked at once.  The combination of orange juice and cardamom gives this French toast a special taste everyone will enjoy.