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OVERNIGHT FRENCH TOAST

INGREDIENTS:

8 slices French bread                   4 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon sugar                    1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup milk                                    1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons butter, divided          Honey Orange Sauce

Place bread in 9 x 13 inch baking dish.  Combine eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; beat well.  Pour egg mixture over bread, turn bread over to coat evenly.  Cover and refrigerate up to 8 hours.

To serve melt 1 tablespoon butter in large skillet over medium heat.  Arrange 4 slices of bread in skillet and cook 3 minutes on each side or until brown.  Remove to serving platter and keep warm.  Repeat with other 4 slices.  Serve with Honey Orange Sauce.

HONEY-ORANGE SAUCE

INGREDIENTS:

1 cup unsweetened orange juice         2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon ginger                              2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon grated orange rind            1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges, drained

Combine all ingredients except oranges.  Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture thickens.  Remove from heat and stir in oranges.  Serve over French toast.  Makes 1 1/2 cups.  This may be made ahead and stored in refrigerator.  Heat in microwave for 1 1/2 - 2 minutes on high..

Recipe from Amish girl in restaurant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

NOTES:  Do not increase the amount of ginger otherwise the sauce will be too tart.  I used fresh ground ginger which is much more tart than regular ground ginger.  I would recommend tasting the sauce before adding the mandarin orange slices and add additional honey if required to decrease the somewhat tartness of the honey-orange sauce.  The sauce is on the tart side to begin with.  My bride prefers a topping such as regular pancake syrup!  I used one size larger Pyrex dish since my French toast slices were too large for the 9 x 13 inch baking dish.