Grown Ups French Toast Food

FRENCH TOAST ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Mix together the brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the cream, maple syrup, vanilla and eggs until well combined. Set aside.
• With a rolling pin, flatten 1 slice of bread. Brush with the melted butter, then sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of the cinnamon sugar. Spoon a line of pie filling along one of the short sides of the flattened bread. Starting with the pie filling side, roll the bread tightly, enclosing the filling in the middle. Set aside seam-side down and repeat with the remaining bread slices, butter, cinnamon sugar and pie filling.
• Heat 4 tablespoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
• Dip each French toast roll into the egg mixture, making sure to completely cover, then add to the skillet. Cook until browned on all sides, 3 to 4 minutes total.
• Remove to a plate and dust with confectioners' sugar. Serve warm with extra syrup on the side for dipping.

FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In medium size mixing bowl, whisk together the half-and-half, eggs, honey, and salt. You may do this the night before. When ready to cook, pour custard mixture into a pie pan and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Dip bread into mixture, allow to soak for 30 seconds on each side, and then remove to a cooling rack that is sitting in a sheet pan, and allow to sit for 1 to 2 minutes.
• Over medium-low heat, melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a 10-inch nonstick saute pan. Place 2 slices of bread at a time into the pan and cook until golden brown, approximately 2 to 3 minutes per side. Remove from pan and place on rack in oven for 5 minutes. Repeat with all 8 slices. Serve immediately with maple syrup, whipped cream or fruit.

GROWN-UP'S FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• SAUCE:.
• This sauce need to be made first and kept warm*.
• Put water into the bottom half of a double boiler and place on high heat to boil. When boil reached, turn down heat to simmer.
• Beat egg in medium bowl; set aside.
• Melt stick of butter in the top of a double boiler over medium heat. Add sugar and water, cook, stirring constantly for two minutes.
• Gradually add this to the beaten egg, beating constantly. Slowly add in the liquors.
• Pour it all back into the top of the double boiler. Cover an place on top of simmering water. Stir occasionally.
• TOAST:.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Combine first 4 ingredients, beating well with whisk.
• Lay bread in a shallow pan with sides and pour mixture over bread, turning to coat both sides. Let soak about 5 minutes.
• In an ovenproof skillet large enough to hold all the bread at once, melt butter on medium heat.
• Arrange all of the bread in skillet and brown on one side. Turn over and place in oven, baking until puffy.
• Arrange on plate and top with sauce. Garnish with whipped cream (just a little) and almonds.
• *I have made the sauce, put into top saucepan, covered and refrigerate for several hours. I then continue by putting over the boiling water for five minutes and then turning heat down for just a simmer and continue with the recipe.

FRENCH-TOASTED BANANA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Spread peanut butter (if using) over the bread slices.
• Slice each banana lenghwise into 4 pieces; sandwich between bread slices.
• In a pie plate, whisk together the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon and salt; add sandwiches turning to soak up mixture.
• In a skillet heat the butter over med-high heat.
• Cook sandwiches for 5 minutes, or until browned on both sides.