Challah French Toast with Peach Raspberry Compote and Maple Mascarpone – Love This Cookbook

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• 3 large eggs
• 3 large yolks
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups half and half
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 8 1-inch thick slices day old challah bread
• 1/4 cup canola oil
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/2 stick cut into tablespoons)
• Peach Raspberry Compote
• 3 large ripe peaches (peeled, halved, pitted, and sliced into eighths)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup peach liqueur
• 1 pint fresh raspberries
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice