Nadiya's 'Sweet Sunday' Orange & Pistachio French Toast

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Zest and juice the oranges and set zest aside. You need around 125-150ml of juice. Don’t worry if there are bits!
2. In a non-stick saucepan, heat the juice and sugar until sugar has dissolved. Take a couple of tablespoons of juice and in a small bowl mix it with cornflour to a smooth paste.
3. Add the paste back into the saucepan and bring the syrup to boil and then simmer, stirring continuously.
4. Gradually add cubed butter stirring until melted. Strain the syrup through a fine sieve into a jug and set aside to cool.
5. Whisk eggs, milk, orange zest and pinch of salt together in a shallow container.
6. Heat knob of butter and vegetable oil in griddle pan over a medium high heat.
7. Soak 1-2 pieces of brioche in egg mixture, flipping so both sides soak up some liquid.
8. Fry the brioche in Nadiya's cast iron griddle pan for a few minutes each side until golden brown. If the griddle gets too hot, turn the heat down a little to cook bread all the way through. Leave to cool and repeat with all bread.
9. Serve French toast with orange segments, a generous drizzle of orange syrup and a sprinkling of chopped pistachios. Use any leftover syrup on ice-cream, yoghurt or porridge!