It feels like fall is sending us subliminal messages: "It might be the slightest bit chilly outside. Better huddle up and eat sugary carbs. You know you want to." And yes. Yes, we want to very much. French toast for breakfast tomorrow, anyone?
Plain egg-dipped, cinnamon-dusted french toast is fine and dandy most of the time, but as long as we're craving a sugary breakfast, we might as well go the whole nine yards. Here are the tempting-est and sweet tooth satisfying-est recipes we could find:
• Vanilla Maple French Toast with Warm Berry Preserves - We like everything about this recipe, from the mention of vanilla-maple right down to the warm berries. (from Epicurious)
• Granola Crusted French Toast with Strawberry-Rhubarb Compote - What a great way to use up the leftover handful of granola at the bottom of the jar! This time of year, we'll probably replace the strawberry-rhubarb with whatever fruits we find at the market this weekend. (from CD Kitchen)
• Orange Croissant French Toast - Sorry? Did we hear someone say croissant? We'll take two. (from Martha Stewart)
• Emeril's Marscapone and Marmalade Stuffed French Toasted - Stuffing French toast with something even more decadent, like marscapone cheese, is an excellent idea. (from ABC News)
• Peanut Butter Crunch French Toast - We like the idea of a crunchy cornflake coating with creamy peanut butter filling. Add a drizzle of chocolate and we won't even need dessert! (Kidding! Kidding!) (from Food & Wine)
Do you have a favorite, ultra-decadent french toast recipe?
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Yum. I want to try ALL of these. Especially the peanut butter one! Very interesting.
Tip: when you're making French toast, throw a few extra slices on the griddle and then freeze them for later use. I can't tell you how satisfying it is to wake up on a cold morning, defrost a slice of french toast, and be eating a syrup-soaked pile of goodness a minute later.
- Amelia of Gradually Greener
The thing about French toast, and the reason I don't make it more often, is that it works best when the bread is stale. Which means I have to plan ahead time to buy the right kind of bread (preferably challah) and leave it out for a few days to get stale. When I do remember to do this it is SO worth it... Mmmmm....
I have a strange french toast addiction... I don't use syrup just melted butter... I know totally unhealthy but I only do it twice a year ;)
Oh yes! Challah bread is my favorite for this.
I like to bake my french toast on parchment paper and avoid the griddle altogether. It's easy to make several at one time and even make melted cheese sandwiches with two pieces.
These french toast recipes look great! I am very interested in the peanut butter one.
In our family, we adore this Creme Brulee French Toast recipe from Epicurious. It is baked, so it needs to be prepared the night before to soak up all the eggy goodness. But it is easy to prepare, makes the morning routine simple, and is so delicious!
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Creme-Brulee-French-Toast-15213
If I'm being bad, then I go for Nigella's Donut French Toast
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/doughnut-french-toast-recipe/index.html
If I'm just looking for a quick dinner it is straight up- bread soaked in eggs and milk and fried in butter.
To answer Brooklynnina's excellent point that French toasts tasted better with stale baguette, I switched to muesli or another type of multi-grain bread when I need to use a freshly baked bread.
Emma, where can I get the recipes for those wonderful dishes you post, like the sandwich bread and french toast, they look so beautiful. Thanks