Orange French Toast With Orange Marmalade Syrup

I woke up at 4 a.m. this morning. Everyone was sound asleep. I sat in the living room and got one of my cookery books out. I found this recipe from Nigella Express book. The photo made me hungry and crave for it. I thought to myself, what a nice breakfast to start the day. I looked in my fridge and pantry and had all of the ingredients. I have to say that this is one of the best French toast I have ever eaten and I'm sure there are others that are more delicious. I would love to make a lingonberry one. Now that will be real nice. This recipe wasn't too sweet which I love and the orange zest adds the citrus flavour which balanced everything out. The aroma from the kitchen must've awaken the family. First one who came in to the kitchen was my sweet boy. First thing he says "Hi mummy, can I help?" Second was hubs, "What are you making?" Third was my sweet girl "What is that?"

I said with excitement, "It's Orange French Toast with Orange Marmalade Syrup!"

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/4 cup whole milk
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
grated zest of 1 orange
4 large thick slices white bread (I've used Texas Toast they are thick) or 4 smaller slices
juice of an orange
1/4 cup orange marmalade
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon butter

Method

Whisk the egg, milk, cinnamon, and orange zest in a bowl. Soak each side of the bread in this mixture.

Get a small sauce pan. I've used my teeny tiny one for the syrup. It's cute and has a little lid that comes with it. One of my sissy's gave it to me for Christmas. It looks like a measuring cup. Bring the orange juice, marmalade, and sugar to a boil.

then turn down to a fast simmer for 3-4 minutes. If you need to let the syrup stand while you cook the bread.

Heat the butter in a skillet and cook the eggy bread over medium heat until both sides are golden brown.

Serve the French toast with some of the orange marmalade syrup poured over each slice. Yummmmm....