Brioche French Toast With Orange Marmalade Syrup

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 oranges, segmented
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 6 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup milk
• 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• eight 1 3/4-inch-thick slices day-old brioche bread
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus more for serving
• 4 tablespoons canola oil

Recipe

• 1 for the syrup:
• 2 combine the sugar and orange juice in a medium high-sided saute pan over high heat and cook until caramelized, about 2 minutes; do not stir. whisk in the butter and vanilla extract until melted.
• 3 stir in the oranges and zest.
• 4 for the french toast:.
• 5 in a baking dish, whisk together the eggs, cream, milk, orange juice, vanilla extract, orange zest and salt until combined.
• 6 soak the bread slices in the egg mixture until completely soaked through, at least 15 seconds per side.
• 7 heat 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon oil in in a large saute pan over medium-high heat until it begins to sizzle.
• 8 add 3 slices bread at a time and cook, turning once, until golden and crisp on both sides, about 2 minutes per side.
• 9 repeat with the remaining bread.
• 10 serve the orange marmalade syrup over the french toast.