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Amaretto French Toast with Blood Orange/Cardamom Syrup

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January 18, 2012
5
2 Ratings
Amaretto French Toast with Blood Orange/Cardamom Syrup
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  • Serves 4
Author Notes

This is a tried and true recipe that used to be a specialty in my former restaurant "Strawberry Fields". A delicious start or finish to your day and a perfect brunch item. —Mandy Cox

What You'll Need
Ingredients
  • 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
Directions
  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!
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2 Reviews

Mandy C.
Mandy C. January 18, 2012
When I make this recipe I use Amaretto Syrup made for flavoring Lattes. Any brand will do but "Monin" and "Torani "are brands that I quite like. You can most likely find these in specialty food stores, the coffee aisle of your grocery store or some coffee shops carry syrup lines. Otherwise A simple syrup with a little extra brown sugar and Amaretto flavoring would suffice. : )
 
Mandy C.
Mandy C. January 18, 2012
When I make this recipe I use Amaretto Syrup made for flavoring Lattes. Any brand will do but "Monin" and "Torani "are brands that I quite like. You can most likely find these in specialty food stores, the coffee aisle of your grocery store or some coffee shops carry syrup lines. Otherwise A simple syrup with a little extra brown sugar and Amaretto flavoring would suffice. : )