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ORANGE FRENCH TOAST

ORANGE FRENCH TOAST

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Serves: 2

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There is not a type of French toast I don't love, but this version - a kind of eggy, squidgy toast and marmalade - is the perfect mixture between morning-sharp and weekend treatiness.

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Ingredients

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  • 2 large eggs
  • grated zest of 1 orange
  • 60 ml full fat milk
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 large, thick slices white bread
  • juice of 1 orange
  • 75 grams fine-cut marmalade such as Tiptree "Crystal"
  • 50 grams caster sugar
  • 1 tablespoon butter
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Method

  1. Whisk the eggs, orange zest, milk and ground cinnamon in a wide shallow dish.
  2. Soak the bread slices in this mixture for 2 minutes a side.
  3. While the eggy bread is soaking, bring the orange juice, marmalade and sugar to the boil in a saucepan, then turn down the heat to a fast simmer for 3-4 minutes. If you need to, let this syrup stand while you cook the bread.
  4. Heat the butter in a heavy-based frying pan and cook the eggy bread for about 2 minutes a side over a medium heat until golden.
  5. Serve the French toast with some of the amber syrup poured over each slice, and a jug of extra syrup on the side.

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  • Mmmmm, this sounds so delicious! I think I will have to try it this weekend :)!

    Posted by LaContenteGourmand on 23rd Nov 2011 at 19.07

  • Had this for breakfast this morning, whilst you won't think it, it was GOWJAS had a big citrus wake up tang!! Well done Nigella x

    Posted by lavka on 7th Dec 2012 at 23.56

  • Yummy. Can we go for mixed fruit Jam instead of Orange marmalade. Also to clear a doubt, won't the milk curdle if we add orange zest into it?

    Posted by Chithrakanth on 13th Dec 2012 at 9.22