Upside-Down Orange French Toast

By june

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped pecans
• 2 tbsp grated orange peel
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 12 slices French bread (3/4 in. thick)
• 4 oz cream cheese, cubed
• 8 eggs
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 tbsp orange liqueur, optional
• 1/2 tsp butter flavoring

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 50mins

Preparation

Step 1

Place butter in a 13x9-inch baking dish. Combine the sugar, pecans, orange peel and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter. Arrange bread in dish. Dot with cream cheese. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, orange juice, orange liqueur, if desired, and butter flavoring; pour over bread. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. To serve, invert slices onto plates.