Orange Pecan French Toast Recipes

BAKED ORANGE PECAN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Beat together eggs, juice, milk, sugar, vanilla, and nutmeg. Arrange bread in a single layer, top with egg mixture. Refrigerate 2 hrs. Melt butter in 10" x 15" x 2" pan, and arrange bread on top. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with pecans, and bake 10 minutes more. Syrup: Combine and cook over low heat. Do not boil. Cook for 10 minutes, and serve warm.

BAKED ORANGE PECAN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Toast: Beat together eggs, juice, milk, sugar, vanilla and nutmeg.
• Arrange bread in a single layer, top with egg mixture.
• Refrigerate 2 hours.
• Melt butter in 10 X 15 X 2 pan, and arrange bread on top.
• Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle with pecans, and bake 10 minutes more.
• Orange syrup: Combine syrup ingredients and cook over low heat.
• Do not boil.
• Cool for 10 minutes, and serve warm over hot toast.

UPSIDE-DOWN ORANGE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Place butter in a 13x9-in. baking dish. Combine the sugar, pecans, orange zest and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter. Arrange bread in dish. Spread with cream cheese. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, orange juice, orange liqueur if desired and butter flavoring; pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 325° for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. To serve, invert slices onto plates.,

SOURDOUGH FRENCH TOAST WITH ORANGE BOURBON BUTTER AND SPICED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat a large nonstick griddle or large skillet over high heat.
• Slice the bread on a diagonal into 1-inch slices. Thoroughly coat the bread with the beaten eggs, but do not soak the bread in the egg mixture-it will fall apart. Lightly brush the griddle with melted butter, if desired. Place the coated bread slices on the griddle. Cook over high heat until golden brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Remove from the pan to warm plates. Top each serving with 1 tablespoon Orange Bourbon Butter and sprinkle with 2 tablespoons Spiced Pecans. Serve immediately.
• Cream butter in a mixer. Add the bourbon and orange zest and mix well. Leave at room temperature and serve with the French toast. Refrigerate any leftovers.
• Yield: 8 servings
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small bowl, mix the sugar and spices and set aside. In a medium bowl, mix the pecan pieces with the egg white until well coated. Add the sugar and spice blend to the pecans and toss together until well coated. Turn the nut mixture out onto a nonstick cookie sheet and bake until nuts are golden brown, about 20 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, let cool and then chop into small pieces.
• Yield: 8 servings

ORANGE-PECAN FRENCH TOAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup; pour into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle chopped pecans evenly over sugar mixture.
• Combine rind and next 7 ingredients (rind through eggs); stir with a whisk.
• Arrange bread slices over pecans in dish; pour egg mixture over bread.
• Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or up to overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Carefully turn bread slices over to absorb excess egg mixture.
• Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.
• Bake at 350° for 35 minutes or until lightly browned.