Cinnabon French Toast with Grand Marnier
 
 
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Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
  • 2 Cinnabon cinnamon rolls, or the best, gooiest, cinnamon rolls available. (Day-olds are perfectly acceptable). If you feel you can improve on Cinnabon’s rolls, don’t hesitate to bake your own.
  • 2 Tbsp orange marmalade 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 2 Tbsp Grand Marnier or Cointreau (optional)
  • Salt
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • Maple syrup for serving Zest of one orange
Instructions
  1. Slice the cinnamon rolls horizontally through the middle. Lift up the top, iced half of each roll and place it cut side down beside the bottom half. Spread the marmalade over the icing. Take the bottom half of each roll and put it on top of the iced half so that the sticky bottom sits over the icing and marmalade, and the cut side is facing up. (At this point, the top and the bottom should both be the cut sides, and all the gooeyness should be in the center of the “sandwich.”)
  2. In a medium bowl, add the eggs, milk, Grand Marnier, and a pinch of salt. Whisk everything together. Reserve.
  3. In a deep pan (one that you have a lid for), over medium heat, add the butter.
  4. Set out a large plate.
  5. As the butter melts, take one of your cinnamon roll sandwiches and place it in the egg mixture. Press down lightly to help it absorb the egg mixture. Flip it and press lightly again. Repeat this once more on each side so that the whole sandwich is thoroughly soaked in the egg mixture. Set it on the plate.
  6. Repeat with the second cinnamon roll.
  7. Transfer both cinnamon rolls to the pan and cover with a lid.
  8. Cook for about 4 minutes per side, or until egg has set throughout, and the top and bottom are nicely browned.
  9. As the cinnamon rolls are cooking, in a small pot over low heat, warm the maple syrup.
  10. Top the cinnamon rolls with a generous drizzle of maple syrup and finish with the orange zest.
Recipe by SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL EATING at https://simplybeautifuleating.com/2021/01/09/cinnabon-french-toast/