Our Orange Stuffed French Toast with Vanilla Scented Fruit Salad and Bacon
The editor of OutreachNC magazine recently stayed with us and requested our version of this popular recipe. We hope you enjoy it as much as she did!
Ingredients:
- 1-2 long loaves of French Bread, sliced at a diagonal
- Orange marmalade (our favorite is Mackays, imported from Scotland and made with champagne)
- 1/2 to 1 Package of Cream Cheese, softened
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- Orange zest to taste
- Melted butter for brushing
- Confectioners sugar for dusting
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Spray two 11”x17” metal baking pans with cooking spray.
- Using 2 adjacent pieces of the bread per person, lay each pair open like a book
- Spread 1 piece with softened cream cheese
- Spread the opposite piece with orange marmalade (This part reminds me of making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as a kid!)
- Press the two pieces together firmly but gently enough that the filling doesn’t ooze out
- Repeat for 8 “sandwiches”
- Whisk together the eggs, milk and orange zest.
- Dip each “sandwich” in the egg mixture, turning to coat
- Place in prepared pan so they don’t touch one another
- Brush with melted butter
- Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.
- Dust with confectioners sugar and serve with real maple syrup.