Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2010

I made this & it was a hit! I followed the recipe and it was wonderful. I'm not sure why people bother rating a recipe when they've change almost everything in it! A few things I can see..but omitting the orange & using cinnamon and vanilla? That's just an entirely different recipe.

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kt_shops

Reviewed: Jul. 25, 2009

I didn't have orange liqueur, so we used orange juice and I added a bit more orange peel (I used the dried kind). It was very tasty, good flavor, but makes more egg mixture than I needed personally. But then again, we don't let our bread sit in the mix, just dunk it and then put it directly in the pan. Next time I may try it as someone else suggested--with vanilla & cinnamon added, as I think we missed those flavors (but did like the contribution of orange flavor!). Thanks for the recipe! Oops, sorry, we ate it up before we thought about taking a picture :(

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JARRIE

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Richmond, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2009

Tasty french toast, but next time I think I'll add half the liquor. The liquor taste was too strong for me, especially for breakfast!

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Maggie

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2008

Try using vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar in the egg/milk mixture. To die for!

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ghc630

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Metairie, Louisiana, USA

Living In: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2008

This was fantastic, I'm making for dinner tonight! When I first made it, my family requested it 3 days in a row! I ran out of orange liquor so once used orange extract (fantastic) instead. Once used 1/2 orange and 1/2 almond extracts. I like to serve it w/fresh blueberries and powdered sugar sprinkled on top. So good!

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hotdiggitydogs

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Living In: Miami, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 16, 2008

This was a very flavorful alternative to regular french toast. I only used 6 pieces of white bread so I halved the other ingredients as well, but found that the bread was really dry. I ended up mixing up the remaining amounts and adding them to the shallow pan. After about 5 minutes I flipped the bread pieces and let them sit for another 5 minutes before putting them on the grill. Just awesome! I also did not have any oranges to make the zest, but the flavor was still exceptional!

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BLONDIENEG

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Elk Grove, California, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 24, 2008

My family really enjoyed this recipe. I made it with left over french bread. I also reduce the sugar & served with syrup. I will make this again!

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nola

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2007

I have made this several times with rave reviews. So delicious and easy!

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JENG79

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 15, 2007

Wow! I can't imagine eating french toast any other way now. So tasty even though I used triple sec for the orange liquer (not very authentic) I will try Grand Marnier next time like someone else suggested.

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Samitestar

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Vancouver, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2006

I made a version of this recipe for New Year's morning and it was such a hit. Instead of orange brandy and orange zest, I used Grand Marnier and clementines with day-old challah bread. In addition, I created a sauce using freshly squeezed juice from the clementines, Grand Marnier, powdered sugar, and maple syrup. This was an extrememly rich, complex-tasting french toast with minimal preparation involved. This paired perfectly with mimosas!

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