Portuguese French Toast

Submitted by Lavender Lynn

"Recipe is from global-recipes.com"

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 5 eggs
• 4 cups skim milk
• 1⁄4 cup white sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 16 ounces portuguese sweet bread
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and orange rind in a medium mixing bowl.
2. Cut the bread into seven or eight slices and lay them overlapping in a large baking dish.
3. Pour the egg mixture over the bread, covering every slice.
4. The bread should not be entirely submerged though; the higher parts should become toasted and crispy.
5. Dot the bread with the butter. Bake the French toast in the oven for 35 to 45 minutes until the custard is set.
6. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[Bayhill]

Delicious! We loved this rich, eggy French toast. We enjoyed the subtle orange flavor which really put it over the top. I used homemade Portuguese sweet bread which had lemon zest in it and added to the citrus in this French toast. I baked it in a 9x13" pan for 45 mins. and served it dusted with powdered sugar and warm maple syrup. **Made for 2016 Culinary Quest for Pi Rho Maniacs - Azores Islands**

 

[mommymakeit4u]

This was one of the best baked french toast recipe I've made, and it didn't even need to sit overnight! A friend gave me a loaf of sweet bread and this was a great way to use part of it... I halved the recipe in an 8x8 dish which gave 4 nice size servings. I upped the amount of orange zest and the flavour was wonderful. Thanks for posting!

 

[Sydney Mike]

Seems like I'm making French toast nowadays with almost anything but French bread, & enjoying it all, as we did with this recipe! My first time using this kind of bread, & it's definitely a winner! The only change I made was to add an additional amount of the orange zest! A keeper of a recipe, for sure! Thanks for posting it! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

 

[loof751]

Very nice French Toast! I've never baked a french toast before and this was really good. I scaled this down to a single serving and enjoyed the subtle orange flavor. Topped with a little syrup this made a great breakfast - thanks for sharing the recipe! Made for the Top Favorites of 2009 event

 

[Baby Kato]

I love french toast and this beauty did not disappoint. I scaled it down for one and garnished it simply with powdered sugar. Oh sooo good. The orange zest adds wonderful flavor. I can't wait to make this again. Thank you so much for sharing another winner. Made for the Winner of the Recipe of the Day Game. Comfort Cafe /09 :)