Banana Pecan French Toast Food

FRENCH TOAST WITH CARAMELIZED PECANS, STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, mix together strawberries and 1/2 cup of sugar. Set aside.
• In a food processor, blend together heavy cream, cream cheese and 1 tablespoon sugar until thick and creamy.
• In a baking dish, whisk together eggs, milk, cinnamon and remaining 2 tablespoons sugar. Place bread slices in pan and soak on each side until well coated and soaked through. In a large skillet or griddle over medium heat, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Remove and drain the bread slices and cook until golden turning once, about 5 to 7 minutes. Meanwhile, in a skillet over medium heat, add the pecans, brown sugar and 2 tablespoons butter. Stir until sugar has melted and pecans are coated and sticky. Serve French toast with dollop of cream, sticky pecans and strawberries.

FRENCH TOAST ROAST WITH BANANAS AND WALNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the custard: Break the eggs into a bowl and whisk together. Add the sugar, cream, milk, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Whisk until the sugar is dissolved.
• Trim the crust from the brioche, then cut it into a 4-by-6-inch cylinder. Place the brioche in a baking dish and cover with the custard. Let stand until the custard has soaked through all of the bread, at least 15 minutes; turn the bread occasionally with tongs to make sure it soaks evenly.
• For the bananas: While the bread is soaking, peel and slice the bananas 1/2-inch thick. In a bowl, toss the bananas with the melted butter, pecans, brown sugar, lemon juice, cinnamon and 1/2 cup water and pour into a roasting pan.
• For the French toast roast: When the bread has finished soaking, melt the 2 tablespoons butter in a 10-inch nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Sprinkle the soaked brioche with sugar and carefully place it, sugar side down, in the melted butter. Sprinkle the top with more sugar and sear the bread on all sides until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Carefully place the bread over the bananas and transfer to the oven for 15 minutes, or until the bread is caramelized. Remove from the oven, dust with powdered sugar, cut into 1-inch slices and serve with the banana mixture.

EASY BANANA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Mash the banana in a shallow bowl with a fork; mix it until most lumps disappear.
• Scramble both eggs into the bowl along with the spices and vanilla extract.
• Preheat a griddle or frying pan.
• Use cooking spray or butter.
• Dip slices of bread in mixture and transfer to pan.
• Cook both sides until done.

BANANA-CINNAMON FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Blend first 4 ingredients in processor until smooth. Transfer to 13x9-inch pan. Place bread in milk mixture and soak until all liquid is absorbed, turning bread occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add bread and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side. Serve; pass syrup separately.

BANANA PECAN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• 1) Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Put in a serving platter. 2) Cut challah loaf in half width-wise. working from the erstwhile center, slice four slices from each side about 3/4" thick each. 3) In a medium size mixing bowl, gently mix all five eggs, cream, the brown sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. 4) melt 1/4 stick butter and pour it into egg mix 5) crush 1 cup of pecans fine and lay them out on a sheet of wax paper. 6) preheat a skillet over medium heat. and put 1/2 tsp butter in the pan. 7) dip one slice of bread in egg mix. then coat each side with crushed pecans. cook on skillet until each side is slightly brown. put french toast in oven to stay warm. 8) repeat with remaining 7 slices. 9) melt 1/4 stick of butter and 1 tsp vegetable oil in skillet over medium-low heat. as butter begins to bubble, add remaining cup of pecans. toast them for a minute, then add two bananas sliced up. saute bananas until they brown and add maple syrup. 10) take french toast from oven and plate two slices per plate. 11) spoon hot butter-pecan-banana-syrup mix over french toast 12) serve hot to happy people

BAKED BANANA 'FRENCH TOAST' WITH PECAN SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to broil. In a small mixing bowl combine 3 tablespoons of the butter and the brown sugar. Sprinkle the sugar butter mixture evenly over the bottom of an 8?-by-8 ?-inch square metal baking pan. Lay the banana slices in one even layer over the bottom of the pan. Dot the remaining tablespoon of butter over the bananas. Broil the bananas and sugar in the oven until the sugar is melted and the bananas are caramelized, 8 to 9 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and allow the pan to cool. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, banana liqueur (if desired) and cinnamon. Lay half of the bread slices over the bananas to form one even layer of bread covering the bananas. Pour half of the egg mixture evenly over the bread. Repeat this process for a second layer of bread and pour the remaining egg mixture over the top. Cover with aluminum foil and refrigerate for at least one hour and up to overnight. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Bake the French toast for 20 minutes, remove the foil and return to the oven until golden brown and puffed, about 30 minutes longer. Remove from the oven and allow to sit until slightly cooled, about 15 minutes. Serve in bowls with pecan sauce ladled over the top.

VANILLA BANANA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Beat eggs, vanilla, cinnamon, and sugar together in a bowl. Place bread into the egg mixture to soak.
• Heat a lightly oiled skillet over medium heat and brown the slices of bread on both sides. Heat a smaller lightly oiled skillet over medium-low heat and pour the remaining egg mixture into the skillet. Allow the eggs to set in the skillet for 1 to 2 minutes, then continue to cook and stir eggs until scrambled.
• Place 1 slice of toast onto a plate and top with the eggs. Layer the slices of banana over the eggs, then place the second slice of toast on top to make a sandwich.

PECAN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, vanilla and salt; pour over bread. Let stand for 10 minutes, turning once. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter and corn syrup; cook over medium heat until thickened, 1-2 minutes. Pour into a greased 8-in. square baking dish; sprinkle with pecans. Top with bread. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 160°, 30-35 minutes. Invert onto a serving platter. Serve immediately.

BANANA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Place all ingredients except bread in a blender and mix well.
• Pour batter into a shallow dish.
• Dip each bread slice into batter for several seconds, coating both sides.
• Place bread in a buttered non stick skillet and cook over medium heat until golden on both sides.

EASY BAKED BANANA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Whisk eggs, milk, brown sugar, butter, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, and ground nutmeg together in a bowl. Stir bread cubes and bananas into egg mixture until coated; pour into prepared baking dish.
• Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.