Orange Toast Treats Food

CRUNCHY ORANGE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F. Fit a baking sheet with a wire rack. Heat a griddle pan or nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Zest the orange and set aside. Working over a medium bowl, segment the orange; squeeze the juice from the remaining orange membranes.
• Whisk the eggs, orange zest, milk, cinnamon and orange juice in a baking dish or shallow bowl. Add the cornflakes and bacon to another baking dish and toss together. Dip the bread slices in the egg mixture and let them soak for 1 minute.
• While the bread is soaking, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter on the griddle pan or skillet.
• Working with one slice of bread at a time, let the excess egg mixture drip off and then dredge the bread in the cornflake mixture. Add the bread to the griddle, carefully placing as many slices of bread as can comfortably fit without touching too much (it's OK if the edges need to touch a little). You can dredge the bread, transfer it to an unlined baking sheet and hold for 5 minutes while one batch is cooking.
• Cook on one side, rotating occasionally, until the bottom is golden brown and crisp, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook the other side until it is equally browned, another 2 minutes. Transfer the slices to the prepared baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while you complete the next batches. Repeat the cooking process, melting 2 tablespoons of butter for each batch.
• When all of the French toast is cooked and you are ready to serve, gently stir together the maple syrup and orange segments, making sure not to break up the segments. Spoon the syrup over the French toast and sprinkle with cinnamon. Serve immediately.

ORANGE TOAST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine butter, sugar and orange zest; mix well. Spread on both sides of bread; cut in half diagonally. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes. Turn slices over; bake 7 minutes longer (watch carefully).

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.

ORANGE-VANILLA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Slice the bread 3/4-inch thick.
• Arrange in single layer in a well-greased 15 x 10-inch jellyroll pan.
• In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, orange juice, whipping cream, orange rind, vanilla and salt to blend well.
• Pour over the bread slices in the pan, turning to coat well.
• Cover; refrigerate for about 6 hours.
• Grill or bake.
• To grill; melt the butter in a skillet or flat grill.
• Add the bread in batches; cook to brown on both sides.
• To bake: heat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Cover a large baking sheet with foil, and grease.
• Put bread slices on the foil in a single layer; bake 13-15 minutes, turning after 10 minutes.
• Garnish with orange slices and sprinkle with powdered sugar.

HONEY-ORANGE BAKED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• MAKE HONEY SAUCE:.
• 1. Microwave: Measure honey into a small microwavable cup or bowl. Add cinnamon (you don't need to stir it in yet) and cut butter into chunks on top. Microwave honey and butter for about 60 seconds on medium (60-70% power). Stir until butter is completely melted.
• 2. Stovetop: Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low to medium heat, then mix in honey and cinnamon, stirring until smooth. Remove from heat.
• PREPARE THE PAN:.
• 3. Lightly grease the sides of a 9x13 pan or baking dish. You may omit this step but it will help the slices come out neatly when serving.
• 4. Pour honey sauce into the 9x13 pan and tilt the pan around until sauce evenly covers bottom.
• PREPARE THE BREAD:.
• 5. Break eggs into a shallow dish (a pie pan works perfectly) and lightly beat with a fork to break the yolks. Add orange juice and beat thoroughly with a fork.
• 6. Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture, covering both sides. Allow any excess egg to run back into the dish. Place bread on sauce in pan, allowing slices to touch on all sides but not overlap one another.
• 7. Bake at 400 F for 15-20 minutes or until nicely golden.
• 8. "Cut" along the edges of the pan and between each slice of bread with a turner, then turn each slice out of the pan and onto a plate with the honey side on top. The honey sauce will have baked into the bread, but if there is any left in the pan spoon it on the top (it will be very thick).
• NOTES: You can also prepare up through step 6 the night before. Cover and refrigerate the dish, then bake in the morning. Be sure to use a metal pan and not glass or ceramic if you do this.
• It isn't as pretty, but I often use leftover hamburger or hotdog buns for this recipe. I prefer the "crust" side down in the honey, but my sweetie prefers the "cut" side down so that there is more texture.