French Toast With Orange Butter

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• Ready In: 27 mins
• Serves: 6-12

Ingredients

• 12  slices  French bread, 1-inch thick
• 6  large eggs
• 4  cups milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2  tablespoons butter

• ORANGE BUTTER

• 1  cup  softened butter
• 1⁄2 cup  orange juice
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar

Directions

1. place bread in sprayed 13x9" baking pan --
2. combine eggs, milk, salt, nutmeg and vanilla.beat well.pour mixture over bread, cover and refrigerate overnight.
3. melt 1 tbls butter in electric skillet at 300*.
4. remove 6 slices of bread and cook in butter 10-12 minutes on each side or cooked through.
5. repeat with remainder of bread.
6. to prepare ORANGE BUTTER:.
7. combine softened butter, and powdered sugar till light and fluffy -- add orange juce and beat till well blended.
8. makes 2 cups of orange butter.enough for bread.will keep in refrigerator a couple of weeks.if it lasts that long.