The best bread for this is
the ubiquitous grocery store French bread, but you can use Hawaiian
bread or plain old white bread, wheat bread causes an un-tantalizing
texture.
Prepare:
4 slices of
soft bread cut 3/4 in thick.
Whisk
Together; Soak bread in:
4 egg's
11/2 cups of
milk
2 T. of
sugar
1 t. of
vanilla extract
1/2 t.
Kosher salt
Sauté
Bread in:
1 T. of
butter
Bake at 375
degrees for 10 min. Serve with Bananas Foster Syrup; recipe to follow.
Step 1.
Preheat oven to 375; slice bread. For batter whisk egg's, milk, sugar,
vanilla and salt. Pour into a shallow dish, one that can hold 4 slices
of bread, like a casserole.
Step 2.
Soak bread in batter for 1 to 11/2 min. then flip slices over and soak 1
to 11/2 minuets more. Now, heat and ovenproof skillet. (that's one
without a plastic handle) over medium heat heat.
Step 3.
Add butter to the skillet, than add the soaked bread slices. Sauté on one
side until golden brown (about 2-3 minuets). Flip the bread over,
immediately transfer the skillet to the oven, and bake for 10 minuets.
the toast will puff up-like a soufflé. while the French toast is in the
oven you can make the Bananas Foster Syrup.
Bananas Foster
Syrup (optional but recommended!)
In a large sauté pan
over medium heat, stir together 3 T unsalted butter, 1/2 cup
brown sugar, !/2 cup maple syrup, 1 T dark rum, and 1/4 t cinnamon.
When the mixture is syrupy, add 11/2 cup of sliced bananas cut
into 1/2 thick slices, and 11/2 cups pineapple chunks. Toss
fruit in syrup just until heated through, 1 minuet. Spoon over French
toast and garnish each serving with 1 T chopped toasted pecans and
powdered sugar if the syrup isn't sweet enough for you.
This recipe can be
doubled or reduced as necessary, but always bake the toast or it will be
flat.
