Categories: Breakfast

Ingredients

• Toast:
• 8 slices brioche bread, 1-inch thick
• 6 cups corn flakes
• Whisk:
• 3 eggs
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 3 tbsp light brown sugar
• 4 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp grated orange zest
• 1/2 tsp table salt
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil
• Whip:
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp grated orange zest
• Pure maple syrup

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350. Set a wire rack inside a baking sheet and arrange bread slices on rack.

2. Toast bread in oven until golden brown, 8 minutes per side. Remove slices from oven and reduce temp to 250.

3. Crush corn flakes to resemble coarse bread crumbs; transfer to a shallow dish.

4. Whisk together eggs, egg yolks, half-and-half, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, 1 tsp zest and salt.

5. Soak bread in egg mixture, 2 minutes per side. Coat bread in corn flakes on both sides, pressing to adhere; gently shake off excess.

6. Melt 1 tbsp butter with 1 tbsp oil in a large cast-iron skillet or griddle over medium heat. Cook 4 slices bread until golden and crispy, 2 minutes per side; transfer to a baking sheet and keep warm in oven. Wipe out skillet and repeat process with remaining butter, oil and bread.

7. Whip cream, 1 tbsp maple syrup, and 1/4 tsp zest in a chilled bowl with a hand mixer to stiff peaks.

8. Serve French toast with whipped cream and maple syrup.

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