Brioche French Toast With Strawberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 None eggs
4 tbsp sugar
150 ml semi-skimmed milk
1 None small orange, grated zest, juice of 1/2
8 slices (about 2cm thick) slightly stale brioche, crusts removed cut in half
50 g butter
300 g strawberries, halved if large
1 tsp vanilla extract
None None Icing sugar, for dusting
None None Fresh mint, to decorate

Preparation

Beat the eggs and 3 tbsp sugar for 2 mins. Stir in the milk and 2 tbsp orange juice.
Melt 3 tbsp butter in a frying pan. Working in batches, dip brioche in the egg mixture and cook for 4-5 mins, turning, until golden on both sides. Drain on paper towels.
Melt remaining butter in a separate frying pan and saute the strawberries for 2 mins. Add the vanilla extract, 2 tbsp orange juice and 1 tbsp sugar and simmer for 2 mins.
Arrange the brioche and strawberries on plates, dust with powdered sugar and decorate with mint.