Poached Orange French Toast

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 slices stale french bread
• 6 large eggs
• 1/4 cup grand marnier
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon powdered cinnamon sugar
• 4 tablespoons raspberry sorbet
• 1/2 cup whipped cream

Recipe

• 1 slice stale french bread loaf diagonally to obtain 8 large slices of bread 1" thick.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat eggs, milk, grand marnier, orange juice, vanilla, nutmeg, orange rind, and sugar, until well combined. pour half of mixture into bottom of a 9x13" plastic container.
• 3 place the french bread slices side by side in mixture. allow to sit 5 minutes uncovered.
• 4 carefully slip spatula under each slice and turn over without breaking.
• 5 pour remaining mixture over the slices. there will be grated orange remaining in the bowl; spoon evenly over the slices.
• 6 cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• 7 half an hour before serving, prepare large covered skillet by melting tbsp butter over medium low heat, until bottom is well greased.
• 8 while skillet is heating, drizzle a bed of raspberry sorbet on ½ of dinner plate.
• 9 place french toast in skillet, cover, and cook 15 minutes without lifting the lid, which makes the slices poof up.
• 10 lift french toast slice from skillet with spatula, and turn upside down in center of raspberry sorbet bed on plate, so browned side is up.
• 11 finish with sprinkled powered cinamon-sugar mixture topped with whipped cream.
• 12 serve immediately.