Panettone French toast with mascarpone & grilled peaches

Panettone French toast with mascarpone & grilled peaches

Method

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   Step 1: Lay the slices of bread in a large baking dish.

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   Step 2: Blend the eggs, milk, cream, vanilla, salt, orange juice and zest in a blender, or with a stick blender, until foamy. Pour the mixture over the bread and cover with plastic wrap. Leave in the fridge for a few hours, but preferably overnight.

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   Step 3: Preheat the oven to 180°C. Place a tray in the oven while it heats up.

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   Step 4: Take the pieces of bread out of the fridge, brush with 30ml of the butter and sprinkle with 15ml of the sugar. Flip the bread over and brush the other side with butter. Remove the hot tray from the oven, spray lightly with cooking spray, and place the slices, with the sugared side on top, into the tray. Return to the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes, flipping occasionally until golden brown and crispy on the outside and custardy on the inside.

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   Step 5: Heat a cast-iron grill pan over medium heat and grill the peaches cut side down, until nicely scored. Turn the peaches 90 degrees and continue grilling until they are charred with a crisscross pattern.

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   Step 6: Whisk the remaining 5ml of sugar into the mascarpone.

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   Step 7: Serve the French toast with half a grilled peach, a dollop of mascarpone and a dusting of icing sugar.

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From Brunch Across 11 Countries by Alix Verrips · https://alixverrips.com/recipes/french-toast