Croissants A L'orange

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 12 (2 ounce) plain croissants
• 1 (18 ounce) jar orange marmalade
• 6 ounces orange juice
• 10 eggs
• 2 cups cream or 2 cups half-and-half
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 1 orange, rind of, grated fresh

Recipe

• 1 spray two 3-quart glass baking dishes with non-stick pan spray.
• 2 or grease baking dishes with butter.
• 3 cut croissants lengthwise with bottom being about 2/3 and top sliver 1/3 and arrange six in each baking dish.
• 4 thin marmalade with orange juice and spoon some over each bottom half of croissant.
• 5 replace croissant tops.
• 6 beat eggs, cream, extract and rind.
• 7 pour over croissants.
• 8 spoon remaining thinned marmalade on top as a glaze.
• 9 allow to soak overnight.
• 10 bake at 350°f for 45 minutes or until firm.
• 11 serve hot, garnished with orange slices and strawberries.
• 12 may also be topped with a spoonful of whipped cream.
• 13 note: i can easily buy croissants in the bakery section of my supermarket (sara lee brand also has a frozen variety). however, i found that the ones i get are very large so i have to cut them to fit in a baking dish and may not get all 6 in (usually use 13 x 9 inch glass pans), but it will work fine as long as you fill the pan even if you need to use less than 6 croissants, also if i'm taking these to a friends house i will use those throw away aluminum baking tins.