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Maple-Cinnamon Toast With Citrus and Crème Fraîche

3.7

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Nicole Franzen

The cinnamon butter will saturate the bread while it bakes, almost like an eggless French toast.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 Servings

Ingredients

1

small blood orange or navel orange, very thinly sliced, seeds removed

2

tablespoons sugar

½

vanilla bean, split lengthwise

½

cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature

1¼

teaspoons ground cinnamon

Flaky sea salt

2

tablespoons plus 1 cup pure maple syrup

4

½-inch-thick slices brioche or challah

1

cup crème fraîche

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 450°. Place orange slices and sugar in a small bowl. Scrape in vanilla seeds; save pod for another use. Toss to coat orange slices.

    Step 2

    Mix butter, cinnamon, a pinch of salt, and 2 Tbsp. maple syrup in a medium bowl to combine. Spread cinnamon butter on one side of each piece of brioche. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and toast in oven until brioche is golden brown (the bottoms should be very crisp), 8–10 minutes.

    Step 3

    Place each toast, buttered side down, on plates. Top with crème fraîche and orange slices. Drizzle remaining 1 cup maple syrup over toasts and finish with a sprinkle of salt.

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  • This is the BEST french toast I have ever eaten, and honestly, I was skeptical because it wasn't anything close to traditional. I've added this to my repertoire! Thank you for always killing it, AR!

    • Annie Dimick

    • Boise, Idaho

    • 3/20/2023