Baked Orange French Toast

1 large orange
6 eggs
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
Butter or margarine
12 white bread slices, cut in half
1 (10 ounce) jar orange marmalade
1 cup confectioners sugar

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

Into pie plate or shallow baking dish, grate orange to make 1 tablespoon grated peel. Into measuring cup, squeeze juice from orange; add 1/3 cup juice to orange peel with eggs and cardamom; with fork or wire whisk, beat until mixed.

Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine in the oven in a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2-inch jellyroll pan; remove from oven.

Dip half of bread slices into egg mixture to coat all sides; place in one layer in buttered jellyroll pan. Bake 5 minutes on each side until lightly browned.

Arrange on heated platter; keep warm.

Melt 1/4 cup butter or margarine in same jellyroll pan; repeat dipping and baking remaining bread.

In small saucepan over medium-low heat, melt orange marmalade with 2 tablespoons reserved orange juice, stirring occasionally. Pass warm marmalade mixture and confectioners sugar.

Makes 6 servings.