Orange and Raisin French Toast
By Friend, Beth Sollars
Beth whipped up this recipe using Pepperidge Farm’s Raisin Swirl Bread. It was a buy-one-get-one at the store, and she couldn’t pass up the deal. “I usually recommend a thicker sliced bread, like challah (or egg bread) for making french toast, but the thinner sliced raisin bread was delicious. You’ve gotta try it!”
8 Slices of Raisin Bread
4 eggs
2/3 cup of Milk
3 tbs. Orange Juice
Grated peel of half an orange
1 tsp. Sugar
1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
pinch of Salt
Whisk together the eggs, milk, orange juice, grated peel, sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt.
Place your slices of raisin bread in a baking dish (13×9). Eight slices fit comfortably but will overlap slightly. Pour the egg mixture over the bread, turn once, and allow them to soak up the mixture for a good few minutes, turning occasionally.
In a skillet, heat equal amounts of butter and vegetable oil, a spoonful or so of each. Fry four at a time if it’s a large pan on medium to medium high heat until golden brown, a few minutes each side. Remove to a platter and cover with foil to keep warm. Add extra butter and oil for the next batch. This makes eight slices.
Beth’s tip for turning and getting them out of your baking dish in one piece is to use a spatula. “If you use your hands, they’re going to tear and fall apart. Use a spatula and save yourself the aggravation!”
Beth is a professional singer in addition to being a fabulous cook, so she had to throw this in: “Now I know I’ve made jokes about using a good old jar of Spice Islands orange peel or lemon peel in some of my recipes, but I gotta say that when you’ve got the real thing around it’s so much better, and pretty easy to do. That’s what I did here. Tammi and Marvin were right,- Ain’t Nothin’ Like The Real Thing Baby....”
Enjoy, and let me know how it turned out.
P.S. This recipe and more than a hundred pages of other great recipes, stories and pictures can be found in my book Singingirl Cooks! If you don’t own a copy and would like to, let me know. Thanks!
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Comments (3)
Baker Mom
November 25, 2022 at 9:30 am
I am definitely making this for breakfast for my family tomorrow morning. It looks scrumptious!
Bens Mom
November 25, 2022 at 9:25 am
This looks absolutely delicious. I have a feeling my little one would love this tomorrow morning. Thank you Beth!
Beth Sollars
November 24, 2022 at 10:24 pm
It was very good,better than that, it was really, really good. big bear, you need to make this for your raisin toast queen.