Sugar-Crusted French Toast with Honeyed Apples

Name: Sugar-Crusted French Toast with Honeyed Apples
Yield: 6 Servings
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 1/2 cup honey; 1/3 cup sugar; 4 3x1/2-inch strips orange peel; 4 3x1/2-inch strips lemon peel; 2 whole star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise; 3 medium apples (such as Braeburn or Golden Delicious), peeled, halved, cored; 6 large eggs; 3 large egg yolks; 3 1/2 cups whole milk; 2/3 cup plus 8 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 6 4x4x1-inch slices egg bread; 6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter

By Dorie GreenspanPhotography by Brian Leatart

January 31, 2004

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