Creme Brulee French Toast with Drunken Strawberries

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French Toast:

One 1-pound day-old loaf challah, sliced into 1-inch thick

5 large eggs 2 large egg yolks 

2 tablespoons granulated sugar 

3 cups half-and-half 

1 tablespoon orange liqueur 

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 

1 teaspoon finely grated orange zest 

Pinch fine sea salt 

Drunken Strawberries:

1 pint ripe strawberries, hulled and quartered

3 tablespoons granulated sugar 

2 teaspoons orange liqueur 

1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces 

1 cup packed light brown muscovado sugar