Baked Orange French Toast Recipe

I am always looking for fun new breakfast recipes. I like to serve french toast on the weekends.

• Meal Type: Entree
• Ethnicity: American
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 30-45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 large orange
• 6 eggs
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
• Butter or margarine
• 12 white bread slices, cut in half
• 1 (10 ounce) jar orange marmalade
• 1 cup confectioners sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
2. Into pie plate or shallow baking dish, grate orange to make 1 tablespoon grated peel. Into measuring cup, squeeze juice from orange; add 1/3 cup juice to orange peel with eggs and cardamom; with fork or wire whisk, beat until mixed.
3. Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine in the oven in a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch jellyroll pan; remove from oven.
4. Dip half of bread slices into egg mixture to coat all sides; place in one layer in buttered jellyroll pan. Bake 5 minutes on each side until lightly browned.
5. Arrange on heated platter; keep warm.
6. Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine in same jellyroll pan; repeat dipping and baking remaining bread.
7. In small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt orange marmalade with 2 tablespoons reserved orange juice, stirring occasionally. Pass warm marmalade mixture and confectioners sugar.
8. Makes 6 servings.