Ella's french toast with orange & triple se

4 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
Stephen Ceideburg
3Eggs
½cupHeavy cream
Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
1tablespoonTriple Sec
¼teaspoonVanilla
¼teaspoonGrated nutmeg
8Thick slices of day old white bread
4tablespoonsSweet butter
Fruit preserves or maple syrup (optional)

Directions

Beat eggs in a large bowl with the cream, orange zest and juice, Triple Sec, vanilla and nutmeg. Soak bread slices in the batter for 15 minutes.

Melt the butter in 1 or 2 large saute pans, or on a griddle. Regulate the heat so butter doesn't burn. Saute bread slowly in the bitter.

The heat should not be too high, or the bread won't cook through.

Saute on both sides until golden brown.

Serve with fruit preserves or maple syrup, if desired.

PER SERVING: 475 calories, 11 g protein, 44 g carbohydrate, 29 g fat (16 g saturated), 177 mg cholesterol, 484 mg sodium, 1 g fiber.

Stanley Eichelbaum writing in the San Francisco Chronicle, 10/2/91.

Posted by Stephen Ceideburg