Amaretto French Toast with Blood Orange/Cardamom Syrup

For the French Toast

• 2 cups Half and Half
• 1/3 cup Amaretto Syrup
• 3 teaspoons Cardamom
• 3 Eggs
• 1/4 cup Amaretto Liquor
• 1 Loaf of Cinnamon Bread
• 1/2 cup Butter for Skillet

Blood Orange / Cardamom Syrup

• 1 cup Butter
• 5 Blood Oranges
• 1 teaspoon Cardamom
• 1/2 cup Packed Dark Brown Sugar
• 1/2 cup Maple Syrup
• Marscapone Cheese

1. Melt Butter for syrup in a metal saucepan. Juice three Blood Oranges and Slice the other two into 1/4 inch slices.
2. Add Blood Orange Juice, Maple Syrup, Brown Sugar and Cardamon to melted Butter. Then add Blood orange slices once de-seeded to the simmering syrup. Allow syrup to simmer while you cook your french toast but be careful not to burn.
3. Preheat your skillet to about 350 degrees.
4. Add Eggs, Half and Half, Amaretto Syrup, Amaretto Liquor, and Cardamom to a shallow bowl and incorporate all ingredients together.
5. Add butter to hot skillet and dredge your bread making sure to get it good and soaked then cook bread until firm and golden brown.
6. Serve Hot French Toast by topping with a dollop of Marscapone Cheese, Mascerated Blood Orange Slices and the warm syrup.
7. Enjoy!