Easter French Toast by Annabel Langbein

Ingredients

½ cup milk
¼ cup sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
finely grated rind of ½ orange
4 hot cross buns, each sliced into 3-4 slices
2-3 tbsp butter to cook
To serve: sliced bananas, sliced oranges, grilled bacon, maple syrup

Directions

Beat milk with sugar to dissolve. Beat in eggs, vanilla essence and orange rind. Dip slices of bread into the liquid to coat both sides. Leave to stand in mixture turning now and then, for at least 5 minutes or up to 15 minutes before cooking.

Heat butter in a heavy frying pan over a medium heat and cook hot cross bun pieces several pieces at a time, turning as they brown and crisp to cook the other side. Accompany with sliced bananas and oranges, crisp fried bacon and maple syrup.