Orange Bruleed

French Toast

Ingredients

Yields 4 servings

  •  4 each                Eggs

  • ½ cup                  Heavy Cream

  • ¼ cup                  Milk

  • 2 TBL                  Brown Sugar

  • 1 tsp                    Vanilla Extract

  • ¼ tsp                   Kosher Salt

  • 1 each                 Orange, Zested and Juiced

  • 1 TBL                   Grand Marnier (optional)

  • 12 each               Brioche Bread, ½ inch sliced

  •                               Unsalted Butter 

  •                               Maple Syrup

  • 2 cups                Whipped Cream

  •                            Mint Chiffonade

Method

  1. Mix eggs, cream, milk, brown sugar, vanilla, salt, in a mixing bowl and beat with a wire whip.

  2. Zest orange and fine chop zest, then juice the orange and add both to the egg mixture. Add Grand Marnier.

  3. Melt butter in a Teflon pan over medium heat.  Dip bread into the egg mixture coating both sides. Do not leave it in the mixture too long or it will become soggy.

  4. Cook bread until browned on both sides. Then transfer to a sheet tray.

  5. Sprinkle 1 tsp of sugar on top of each piece of toast. Use a torch to brulee the sugar. Heat it enough so that it starts to bubble and brown. But not enough to turn black. 

  6. Place three pieces of French toast on a plate. Drizzle with syrup.

  7. Add whipped cream and mint chiffonade.