Jamaican French Toast - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 loaf French bread or 1 loaf thickly sliced bread
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 eggs
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 cup white sugar
4 -5 tablespoons butter
powdered sugar
maple syrup

Preparation

Cut french bread into 1& 1/2 inch slices.
Place slices on a wire rack and let stand overnight.
In a large bowl whip together the orange juice, whipping cream, eggs, cinnamon, mutmeg, ginger and sugar.
Whisk until very well blended and frothy.
Pour into a 9x13 inch pan.
Lay bread on top of egg mixture for 1 minute.
Turn and let stand for 5-10 minutes.
In a large heavy skilled melt half the butter over medium high heat.
Place half the soaked bread into the hot pan and cook until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
Turn and brown the other side.
Remove and set aside.
Repeat with the remaining butter and soaked bread slices.
Serve hot with sliced fruit, powdered sugar and syrup.