Silver Palate-style French Toast

Description

The wonderful cookbook The Silver Palate has an over-the-top French toast recipe. By using croissants instead of regular bread, and cream instead of milk, it is enough to harden anyone's arteries. This is a slightly healthier version of French toast, still using the Triple Sec and orange zest that gives the Silver Palate recipe its punch. From "Catsrecipes Y-Group"

Ingredients

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Ricotta cheese and poached fruit go well with french toast.

• 5 eggs
• ⅔ cup milk
• ⅓ cup triple sec
• zest of 1 orange, finely grated
• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon
• 8 thick slices of day-old bread, better if slightly stale
• maple syrup
• fresh berries
• butter

Procedures

1. Beat eggs and milk together.
2. Add the triple sec, orange zest, and cinnamon.
3. Whisk until well blended.
4. Pour into a shallow bowl.
5. Dip each slice of bread into the egg mixture, allowing bread to soak up some of the mixture.
6. Melt some butter (or use vegetable oil) over a skillet on medium high heat.
7. Add as many slices of bread onto the skillet as will fit at a time.
8. Fry until brown on both sides, flipping the bread when necessary.
9. Serve hot with butter, maple syrup, and fresh berries.