Recipes for Lovers: Baked Orange French Toast

The recipe for lovers series provides a fun and easy activity for newlyweds to do together, or for each other as a nice gift... tested and tried, straight from the Powers' Kitchen!

Baked Orange French Toast

Prepare the night before and just cook bacon in the morning!

8- Slices French Bread cut ¾ to 1 inch thick

6- Eggs

Grated rind of 1 large Orange

2/3- cup of orange juice

1/3- cup of orange liqueur-we use Grand Marnier!

1-cup half & half

3-tablespoon sugar

Image from floridasnatural.com

Optional: 4Tablespoon butter
Butter a 9” square pan LAY BREAD SLICES evenly in pan
Combine eggs, orange rind, orange juice, liqueur, half &half and sugar. Pour over bread dot with butter if desired. Refrigerate overnight.
In the morning preheat oven to 350degrees Bake 30-35 minutes or until puffed and set.

Serve with powdered sugar or a mixture of marmalade and melted butter mixed together.

*I many times double this for larger groups

Kids will like this too-the alcohol evaporates during cooking and they love it –we have four little taste testers and they always ask for more! Enjoy!