Orange French Toast

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/8 cup honey (i use raw honey)
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2 1/2 tablespoons grated orange peel
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 12 slices french bread (from an unsliced loaf)
• 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
• 8 eggs
• 1 cup orange juice (i use fresh squeezed)
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 place butter in a 9"x13" baking dish.
• 2 combine the sugar, pecans, orange peel and cinnamon; sprinkle over the melted butter.
• 3 arrange bread in dish.
• 4 dot with cream cheese.
• 5 in a large bowl, whisk the eggs, orange juice, honey, and butter.
• 6 pour over bread.
• 7 cover and refrigerate over night.
• 8 remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
• 9 bake uncovered at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 10 to serve, invert slices onto plates.