Maple-Cinnamon Toast With Citrus and Crème Fraîche
A luxurious breakfast toast featuring brioche slices topped with cinnamon-maple butter, candied citrus, and rich crème fraîche. This elegant dish combines warm spices with sweet maple syrup and bright orange flavors.
Ingredients
- •1 whole blood orange or navel orange
- •2 tablespoons sugar
- •½ whole vanilla bean
- •½ cup unsalted butter
- •1¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- •1 pinch flaky sea salt
- •1⅛ cup pure maple syrup
- •4 slices brioche or challah
- •1 cup crème fraîche
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat oven to 450°F. Place orange slices and sugar in a small bowl. Scrape in vanilla seeds; save pod for another use. Toss to coat orange slices.
5 min
- 2.
Mix butter, cinnamon, a pinch of salt, and 2 Tbsp. maple syrup in a medium bowl to combine. Spread cinnamon butter on one side of each piece of brioche. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and toast in oven until brioche is golden brown (the bottoms should be very crisp), 8-10 minutes.
10 min
- 3.
Place each toast, buttered side down, on plates. Top with crème fraîche and orange slices. Drizzle remaining 1 cup maple syrup over toasts and finish with a sprinkle of salt.
5 min
