Ingredients

Cinnamon raisin bread Clarified butter (((or possibly))) Paper towels Challah (an egg bread) Powdered sugar One inch thick slices Pure maple syrup
6 x Large eggs Grand marnier liqueur -- Optio
1 c. Half and half Fresh squeezed orange juice
1/2 tsp Pure vanilla extract Orange rind -- finely Grated
1 Tbsp. Brown sugar

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French Toast Sticks

Servings: 1

Slice the bread about 1" thick; remove the crust. Beat about 6 Large eggs, mix with half and half. You could use whole lowfat milk, but the half and half is much richer. Add in about 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract and a Tbsp. of brown sugar. Whisk together till sugar is dissolved. Cut bread into sticks 3" long x 1" thick. Heat some clarified butter in a very large skillet. Soak the bread sticks in the egg mix till well-moistened, but not falling apart. Allow the excess to drip off and carefully place in the warm butter. Saute/fry till golden on all sides. Remove to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with pure maple syrup. You could add in some Grand Marnier liqueur to the egg mix and substitute fresh sueezed orange juice for 1/3 c. of the lowfat milk. To enhance the maple syrup, add in a couple Tbsp. of finely grated orange rind to a small saucepan, add in the syrup and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat and allow the rind to infuse itself with the maple syrup.