Category
Breakfast
Serves
4
Ingredients
For the syrup: Juice of 2 large oranges 125ml caster sugar 1 tbsp cornflour 50g cold butter cubed For the French toast: 8 slices brioche 4 large eggs 50ml whole milk Zest of 2 large oranges Pinch salt 25g shelled pistachios, roughly chopped Knob of butter and vegetable oil for frying Optional orange segments for serving
Instructions
- Zest and juice the oranges and set zest aside. You need around 125-150ml of juice. Don’t worry if there are bits!
- In a non-stick saucepan, heat the juice and sugar until sugar has dissolved. Take a couple of tablespoons of juice and in a small bowl mix it with cornflour to a smooth paste.
- Add the paste back into the saucepan and bring the syrup to boil and then simmer, stirring continuously.
- Gradually add cubed butter stirring until melted. Strain the syrup through a fine sieve into a jug and set aside to cool.
- Whisk eggs, milk, orange zest and pinch of salt together in a shallow container.
- Heat knob of butter and vegetable oil in griddle pan over a medium high heat.
- Soak 1-2 pieces of brioche in egg mixture, flipping so both sides soak up some liquid.
- Fry the brioche in Nadiya's cast iron griddle pan for a few minutes each side until golden brown. If the griddle gets too hot, turn the heat down a little to cook bread all the way through. Leave to cool and repeat with all bread.
- Serve French toast with orange segments, a generous drizzle of orange syrup and a sprinkling of chopped pistachios. Use any leftover syrup on ice-cream, yoghurt or porridge!
Sometimes you want a weekend brunch that feels like a real treat. Something sweet and indulgent, a little bit special for the whole family to enjoy, to celebrate the weekend. Nadiya 'Sweet Sunday' French Toast is the brunch recipe you've been waiting for.
At the weekend I have a little bit more time and I want to make a little treat for the people that I love... this is my Sweet Sunday Brunch.
Nadiya Hussain
With sweet orange syrup and a scattering of pistachio this scrumptious French Toast recipe will help you create breakfast memories that will last a lifetime.
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