Baked French Toast with Cherry Topping - recipes for breakfast

1 1/2 cups milk

6 eggs

1/3 cup maple syrup

3 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided

1 tablespoon grated orange peel

1/3 teaspoon salt

8 slices French bread (4 x 3 x 1-inch)

4 cups sweet cherries, halved and pitted

1/2 cup orange juice

Vanilla yoghurt

Combine milk, eggs, maple syrup, 2 tablespoons sugar, orange peel and salt; mix well.
Pour half of mixture into each of two 9-inch-square baking dishes.
Dip both sides of each slice of bread in milk mixture; arrange in the same baking dish.
Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
Marinate cherries in orange juice and remaining 1 tablespoon of sugar overnight.
Carefully transfer slices to a non-stick, buttered baking sheet using a large spatula; allow excess liquid to drip into pan used for soaking.
Bake in preheated 400 degree F oven for 15 to 18 minutes; turn slices over halfway through baking time.
Top each slice with 1/2 cup cherries and a dollop of vanilla yoghurt.
Serve immediately.

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