Blueberry-orange French Toast

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 2 cups fresh blueberries or 2 cups frozen blueberries
• 16 slices day-old french bread, 1 inch thick
• 1/2 cup orange marmalade
• 6 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/4 cup margarine or 1/4 cup butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 in 1-quart saucepan, mix 1/3 cup sugar, the cornstarch and orange juice until smooth; stir in blueberries.
• 2 heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring often.
• 3 boil 3 minutes, stirring often.
• 4 spray jelly roll pan (15-1/2 x 10 x 1/2 inch) with cooking spray.
• 5 cut lengthwise slit in side of each bread slice, cutting to but not through other edge.
• 6 spread marmalade inside slit.
• 7 place in jelly roll pan.
• 8 in large bowl, beat eggs, half-and-half, 1/4 cup sugar, nutmeg and vanilla until well blended.
• 9 pour over bread; turn slices carefully to coat.
• 10 cover and refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• 11 heat oven to 425°.
• 12 uncover french toast.
• 13 drizzle with melted margarine (or butter).
• 14 bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 15 serve with blueberry-orange syrup.