There were only two of us to take care of the entire cafe. We were lucky and my siblings and father came in to help some of the time, but for the most part it was just me and my mother.
We were faced with the challenge of serving a high volume of people with just the two of us.
We served breakfast five days a week so we had to come up with ways to serve many people a hot breakfast without breaking our necks. We served a version of French Toast and got a great response every time. Its made the night before and cooked in the oven so the prep time is minimal.
Cranberry-Orange French Toast
French Bread (sliced on a diagonal)4 large eggs
3/4 cup dried cranberries (Craisins)
1 cube butter
1/3-1/2 cup milk
1-2 oranges (for zesting)
1/4 t cinnamon
1. melt the butter in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
2. sprinkle the cranberries and 3/4 of orange zest into the butter
3. place bread in a single layer on top of the butter layer
4. whisk together eggs, milk, cinnamon, and remaining orange zest in a separate bowl
5. pour egg mixture on top of bread and cover with foil
6. refrigerate over night, make sure it is level in the fridge
7. pull out of fridge and bake, covered at 375 until bread is no longer soggy... roughly 30 minutes
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