Challah French Toast

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 6 extra large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half or 1 1/2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon good honey
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 loaf challah or 1 loaf brioche bread
• unsalted butter
• vegetable oil
• pure maple syrup
• good raspberry preserves (optional)
• sifted confectioners' sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 250 degrees f.
• 2 in a large shallow bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, orange zest, vanilla, honey, and salt.
• 3 slice the challah in 3/4-inch thick slices.
• 4 soak as many slices in the egg mixture as possible for 5 minutes, turning once.
• 5 heat 1 tablespoon butter and 1 tablespoon oil in a very large saute pan over medium heat.
• 6 add the soaked bread and cook for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until nicely browned.
• 7 place the cooked french toast on a sheet pan and keep it warm in the oven.
• 8 fry the remaining soaked bread slices, adding butter and oil as needed, until it's all cooked.
• 9 serve hot with maple syrup, raspberry preserves, and/or confectioners' sugar.