Aleksander House
Bed and Breakfast

Louisville, Kentucky

Specialty Recipe

Grand Marnier French Toast

Ingredients

3 cups heavy cream

1 cup orange juice

4 eggs

4 Tablespoons sugar

2 Tablespoons orange zest

French bread (large slices, thickly cut)

4 Tablespoons Grand Marnier liqueur

Put 12 to 16 pieces of bread in a large rectangular baking dish. Mix remaining ingredients and pour over bread. Put in refrigerator for several hours. Turn over and soak overnight.

Next morning, preheat oven to 350 to 375 degrees. Brush cookie tins generously with melted butter. Lay pieces of French toast onto buttered pans. Brush tops of French toast with melted butter. Bake approximately 45 minutes to an hour, turning halfway through.

Remove from pans to plates and sprinkle with powdered sugar. Garnish and serve two pieces to each person with orange butter and maple syrup.

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