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Creme Brulee French Toast




Source of Recipe


by Mercyteapot, from Whole Foods Market


Recipe Introduction


They serve this in the deli of Whole Foods Market and it is to die for. Someone requested the recipe through the "Readers Ask" column of our local paper, and WFM complied.


List of Ingredients




1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons maple syrup
12 (1½ inch) slices challah bread
6 eggs
1 cup half-and-half or whole milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup orange juice
1/2 cup sugar
Strawberries and whipped cream, for serving

Recipe



Preheat oven to 350°. Butter a 9-by-9-inch baking dish.

In a saucepan, melt butter with brown sugar and maple syrup just until the mixture begins to boil and turn brown, like caramel. Pour into the baking dish.

Trim off crusts from the bread and arrange it evenly over the caramel. in a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, vanilla, salt, orange juice and sugar. Pour over bread.

Let the bread soak up the liquid for 5 to 10 minutes. Bake for 35 minutes. Cut into squares or slices and serve with strawberries and whipped cream.

Makes 1 (9-by 9-inch) casserole