Baked French Toast with Cardamom and Marmalade Recipe

A nice dish for a brunch buffet.

Serves 10.

INGREDIENTS

for french toast

1 1/4cups orange marmalade

104 x 4 x 1-inch-thick slices egg bread 1 1/4cups whole milk

3/4cup whipping cream

1/2cup sugar

3large egg yolks

3large eggs

1 1/4teaspoons ground cardamom

1teaspoon grated orange peel

1teaspoon grated lemon peelfor citrus syrup

1 1/4cups light corn syrup

3tablespoons fresh lemon juice

2tablespoons grated orange peel

1tablespoon grated lemon peel

4teaspoons sugarpowdered 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.

Tags: Baked, Cardamom, French, Marmalade, Toast