Sunday Morning Breakfast of Oven Baked French Toast

Sunday morning we decided to make breakfast for a change, and I made a deal with Woodrow: I would make the french toast, and he would make the scrambled eggs. This was really a totally selfish tactic, as I wanted good scrambled eggs and knew that Woodrow makes better scrambled eggs than me! But before he started on the eggs, I got going on the french toast:

Oven Baked French Toast

3 tbs melted butter
1/3 cup orange juice
2 tbs honey
3 eggs
Cinnamon
Vanilla
8 slices of french bread, sliced 1 inch thick

Directions:

• First drizzle the melted butter across the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch pan.

• Slice french baguette into 1 inch slices.

• In a medium-large bowl, add 1/3 cup of OJ, 2 tablespoons of honey, 3 eggs, a dash of cinnamon and a bit of vanilla (maybe 1/2 tsp)...

• Beat mixture well with a hand beater until the mixture becomes a bit frothy.

• Dip the bread into the egg mixture and thoroughly cover it with the mixture. Place each slice in the pan with the melted butter.

• Allow the bread slices to set for up to 12 hours in the frig. I would let them set for at least 30 minutes.
• Bake in 450 degree oven until golden brown. I think it takes about 6-8 minutes on one side, then flip and cook the other side.

And there you go! Yummy french toast that is crispy on the outside and soft in the center, with a hint of citrus flavor.

And look at those perfectly cooked scrambled eggs! I get impatient with mine and cook them too high, resulting in browning.

Nice breakfast! Next time we'll try making regular french toast using the same egg mixture and see how that turns out.