Baked French Toast With Cardamom And Marmalade

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 1/4 cups orange marmalade
• 10 slices egg bread, 4 x 4 x 1 inch-thick
• 1 1/4 cups whole milk
• 3/4 cup whipping cream
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 large egg yolks
• 3 large eggs
• 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon, rind of
• 1 1/4 cups light corn syrup
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons orange zest
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon, rind of
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 make french toast: butter 15 x 10 x 2-inch glass baking dish.
• 2 spread marmalade evenly over 1 side of each bread slice.
• 3 cut slices diagonally in half, forming triangles.
• 4 arrange triangles crosswise in dish, marmalade side up and overlapping slightly.
• 5 whisk milk and next 7 ingredients in large bowl.
• 6 pour custard over bread.
• 7 let bread stand 1 hour, basting occasionally, or cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 8 make citrus syrup: mix first 5 ingredients in small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• 9 let stand at least 1 hour (can be made 1 day ahead. cover and refrigerate).
• 10 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 11 bake french toast, uncovered, until puffed and golden brown, about 50 minutes.
• 12 sprinkle with powdered sugar; serve with citrus syrup.