• Ingredients

    2 Eggs

    Grated zest of 1 orange

    60ml full cream milk

    1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

    2 large, thick slices of white bread or 4 smaller slices

    Juice of 1 orange

    75g of Marmalade

    50g Caster sugar

    1 tbsp Butter

  • Instructions

    1. Whisk the eggs, zest, milk and cinnamon in a wide shallow dish. Soak the bread slices in this mixture for 2 minutes.

    2. Whilst bread is soaking, bring the orange juice, marmalade and sugar to the boil in a saucepan, turn down the heat and allow to simmer for 3-4 minutes. Let the syrup stand while you are cooking the bread.

    3. Heat the butter over medium heat, in a heavy based frying pan and cook the eggy bread for about 2 minutes a side or until golden.

    4. Serve the french toast with syrup, and extra syrup on the side.

Recipe and Image from ‘Nigella Express’, Copyright Nigella Lawson

Photography by Lis Parsons