Grand Marnier French Toast with Berry Compote
June 15, 2008
Happy Father’s Day!
If you want a special breakfast, this is it. It’s easy to make but tastes like you’ve been cooking all morning. The recipes makes ALOT of berry compote. I am going to freeze the leftovers to use on pancakes or to make a berry shortcake dessert. I used King’s Hawaiian bread because this area is not a hotbed of culinary ingredients so sometimes I have to make do with what I can find. It would be better to use challah if you can get it. I also used thawed frozen mixed berries.
The recipe came from the July issue of Bon Appetit. I did feel that there was too much vanilla in the egg mixture so I would cut it down next time to 1/2 tsp or 1 tsp. Sorry about the picture ~ I never said I was good photographer 
Grand Marnier French Toast with Berry Compote
Compote:
1 cup orange juice
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup spiced rum
2 tbsps cornstarch
2 tbsps water
6 mixed mixed fresh berries or thawed frozen mixed berries
French Toast:
8 large eggs
1 cup milk
2 tbsps Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur
1 1/2 tsps vanilla extract
1 cup orange juice
8 1-inch slices of challah, brioche or other egg bread
butter
confectioner’s sugar for garnish
Compote: Place orange juice, sugar and rum in a large saucepan and bring to a boil to dissolve sugar. Stir cornstarch and water together in a small bowl and add to orange juice mixture. Boil until thickened, stirring constantly, about 1 minute. Add the berries, reduce heat to medium, and stir until berries soften and are heated through, about 3 or 4 minutes.
French Toast: Whisk together first 4 ingredients, then whisk in orange juice. Transfer to 15×10 glass baking dish. Add bread slices to the egg mixture; turn to coat. Let stand until bread absorbs most of the egg mixture, turning bread occasionally.
Heat griddle or large heavy frying pan over medium heat. Melt butter. Cook French toast until browned and cooked through (firm to touch in center), about 3 minutes per side. Keep warm in 250º oven (on a cookie sheet) if needed while cooking rest of toast.
Divide French toast among the plates, spoon compote over the top and dust with confectioner’s sugar.
Serves 6 to 8
Happy Cooking!
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