Saucy really likes to mess with her french toast recipe. She lurrves french toast but she enjoys it so much more if she serves it stuffed... or with a homemade berry compote... or if even she just adds mashed banana to the batter and serves it with chocolate syrup.
She especially enjoys Grande Marnier french toast. It's so simple and quick and makes an everyday breakfast food something special enough for weekend brunch.
Your bread should be just a touch stale. If it's a true french loaf, then buying it a day beforehand is perfect. If it's a day old, it will soak up the egg mixture and fry up to be a toasty, gooey delicious dish.
Cut your bread into approximately one inch slices. Set aside and in a bowl whisk together:
3 eggs
1/4 cup heavy cream (you can use milk too but cream is... creamier)
1/4 cup lightly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon Grand Marnier liqueur
finely grated rind of one navel orange
Dip each slice of bread into the mixture and let it saturate. Place onto your fry pan or griddle that has been generously buttered. You might even add another touch of butter when you flip it over halfway through cooking over a medium-high heat.
Serve warm, with more butter. Sorry, that's just the way it is. You can top it with maple syrup or chocolate syrup if that's your thing (mmmm orange and chocolate). Another serving option is with ricotta cheese that has orange zest in it. So good.
You can't wait for the weekend now, can you?
5 comments:
Yummy - sounds delicious!
I love french toast and grand Marnier, but never considered putting them together.
THANKS
I gasped when I read "serve with more butter". You should thank genetics for your metabolism!
Or, someday I will end up in the same boat as Paula Deen. It's a toss up.
Can you think up how to stuff that French toast with a creamy yummy filling? Post it if you can!
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