Baked French Toast with Cardamom and Marmalade

Name: Baked French Toast with Cardamom and Marmalade
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 2 h 20 min
Yield: 10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups orange marmalade; 10 slices egg bread, 4 x 4 x 1 inch-thick; 1 1/4 cups whole milk; 3/4 cup whipping cream; 1/2 cup sugar; 3 large egg yolks; 3 large eggs; 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cardamom; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of; 1 1/4 cups light corn syrup; 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 tablespoons orange zest; 1 tablespoon grated lemon, rind of; 4 teaspoons sugar; powdered sugar

Submitted by Irmgard

"Great breakfast or brunch buffet dish."

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Ready In:: 2hrs 20mins
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 10

ingredients

For french toast
1 ¹⁄₄ cups orange marmalade
10 slices egg bread, 4 x 4 x 1 inch-thick
1 ¹⁄₄ cups whole milk
³⁄₄ cup whipping cream
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
3 large egg yolks
3 large eggs
1 ¹⁄₄ teaspoons ground cardamom
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
For citrus syrup
1 ¹⁄₄ cups light corn syrup
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons orange zest
1 tablespoon grated lemon, rind of
4 teaspoons sugar
powdered sugar

directions

Make french toast: Butter 15 x 10 x 2-inch glass baking dish.
Spread marmalade evenly over 1 side of each bread slice.
Cut slices diagonally in half, forming triangles.
Arrange triangles crosswise in dish, marmalade side up and overlapping slightly.
Whisk milk and next 7 ingredients in large bowl.
Pour custard over bread.
Let bread stand 1 hour, basting occasionally, or cover and refrigerate overnight.
Make citrus syrup: Mix first 5 ingredients in small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves.
Let stand at least 1 hour (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate).
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Bake French toast, uncovered, until puffed and golden brown, about 50 minutes.
Sprinkle with powdered sugar; serve with citrus syrup.

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Reviews

You didn't fail me again, MEAN. Fabulous! I buttered each slice of bread lightly with real butter then spread on the marmalade. Even though the recipe was cut in half we still had quite a bit left over. Very rich! Just before putting the casserole dish in the oven I spooned some of the custard mixture onto the edges of the bread slices to be certain that the french toast didn't dry out while baking. By cutting the recipe in half we had much of the citrus syrup left because a little goes a long way. Be sure to whisk the citrus syrup well before serving as the ingredients tend to settle. Next time I might add a drop or two of orange blossom water (or rose water, why not?) to the syrup. I opted for the overnight soak hoping that the bread wouldn't be a soggy mess by morning and fortunately it was not. The French toast had a very subtle hint of cardamon so for me the next batch I make will have more since it is my favorite spice. Thanks for sharing your recipe and making our New Year's Day breakfast extra special. CG

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Irmgard

Canada

I live with my husband, four cats, and a sweet mutt named Jada in Scarborough, Ontario, where I work as an elementary school administrative assistant. I have a 31 year old daughter who lives with her boyfriend in nearby Don Mills, along with my sweet granddogs, Frankie and Turbo. I would have to say that my passion is animals, since I have so many of them! <img src=http://images.quizilla.com/H/h0t5auce/1108834307_brown_answer.jpg alt= /> <img src=http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/532663/cookswithcattitude.JPG alt= /> <img src=http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r271/copperhorse58/CalendarGirlsSwap2009.jpg alt= /> If I had a month off work to do what I please, I would first catch up on my sleep and then just have fun - see a few movies and maybe take a couple of short trips - something that wouldn't break the bank - lol!

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