Baked French Toast with Cardamom and Marmalade

Ingredients

• 1.3 cups plus light
• 40  egg bread loaf - crusts 1-inch-thick
• 3 large egg yolk 
• 3 large eggs 
• 1.3 teaspoons ground cardamom 
• 3 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest grated
• 1.3 cups orange marmalade 
• 2 tablespoons orange zest grated
• 10 servings powdered sugar 
• 4 teaspoons sugar 
• 0.8 cup whipping cream 
• 1.3 cups milk whole

Equipment

• bowl
• oven
• whisk
• glass baking pan

Directions

1. Butter 15 x 10 x 2-inch glass baking dish.
2. Spread marmalade evenly over 1 side of each bread slice.
3. Cut slices diagonally in half, forming triangles. Arrange triangles crosswise in dish, marmalade side up and overlapping slightly.
4. Whisk milk and next 7 ingredients in large bowl.
5. Pour custard over bread.
6. Let bread stand 1 hour, basting occasionally, or cover and refrigerate overnight.
7. Mix first 5 ingredients in small bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves.
8. Let stand at least 1 hour. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
9. Preheat oven to 350°F.
10. Bake French toast, uncovered, until puffed and golden brown, about 50 minutes.
11. Sprinkle with powdered sugar; serve with citrus syrup.