Creme Brulee French Toast

Total Time: 16 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 8 hrs Cook Time: 8 hrs 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 6 slices day old challah (1 inch thick)
• 5 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon orange syrup or 1 teaspoon orange liqueur
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 combine butter, brown sugar and honey in a heavy saucepan over medium heat.
• 2 cook, stirring constantly, until melted and smooth.
• 3 pour into a 13 x 9 inch baking dish.
• 4 trim crusts from bread and arrange in one layer in the baking dish.
• 5 whisk together the eggs, half and half, grand marnier,vanilla and salt in a large mixing bowl.
• 6 pour evenly over the bread.
• 7 cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• 8 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 9 remove the dish from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature.
• 10 bake, uncovered, for 35-40 minutes or until puffed and edges are light golden brown.
• 11 serve immediately with individual pieces turned over with the caramel on top.