Orange Macadamia Nut French Toast
To give your regularly scheduled breakfast a tropical twist, try this Orange Macadamia Nut French Toast. Made with 100% Florida Orange Juice and chopped Macadamias, this morning treat will send your tastebuds on a mini-vacation.
Servings 4
Ingredients:
- 4 large eggs lightly beaten
- 1⁄4 cup sugar
- 1⁄4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2⁄3 cup Prairie Farms Orange Juice
- 1⁄3 cup Prairie Farms Whole Vitamin D Milk
- 1⁄2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 loaf Italian bread cut into 1-inch slices
- 2⁄3 cup Prairie Farms Butter or 2⁄3 cup margarine, melted
- 1⁄2 cup macadamia nuts, chopped
Directions:
- Combine first six ingredients, stirring well.
- Fit bread slices in single layer into lightly greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish. Pour egg mixture over bread slices. Cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight, turning bread once.
- next morning, pour butter into 15" x 10" x 1" jellyroll pan. Place bread slices in single layer in pan.
- Bake at 400 °F for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with nuts and bake additional 10 minutes.
- Garnish with powdered sugar and/or nutmeg. Serve with maple syrup, if desired.
