THE SECRETS OF GREAT FRENCH TOAST

Serves: 4

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THE SECRETS OF GREAT FRENCH TOAST

Cook time: 24 HourTotal time: 24 Hour

Ingredients

JAM & MASCARPONE STUFFED BRIOCHE FRENCH TOAST

• 8 slices bread, cut 1/2-inch thick
• 1 cup mascarpone cheese
• 1/2 cup of your favorite jam
• 1/4 cup toasted almonds, chopped
• 4 eggs
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 tablespoons grapeseed or vegetable oil
• Grade B Maple Syrup, warmed

Instructions

1. Combine the mascarpone, jam and chopped almonds in a mixing bowl and stir to combine. In another bowl, beat the eggs with the milk and the vanilla.
2. Take one piece of brioche and spread a 1/2-inch layer of the cheese mixture over the entire piece. Lay another piece of bread on top and press down gently. Repeat with the remaining bread and filling to make 4 pieces of French Toast. Dip each sandwich in the egg mixture and coat well on both sides.
3. Heat 2 tablespoons of butter with 1 tablespoon of oil in a large sauté pan. Place two pieces of the stuffed French Toast in the pan and cook over medium heat until golden, then turn over and cook until golden on the other side.
4. Add the remaining butter and oil to the pan and cook the remaining French Toast. Serve with warm maple syrup.

HERE ARE OUR BEST TIPS & TRICKS:

1. Everyone has a favorite type of bread for French toast, but Lana and I are believers in rich bread like brioche or challah. No matter what bread you choose though, you will make far better, thicker, more delicious French Toast if you buy a whole loaf and slice it at home. Pre-sliced bread is simply too thin.
2. Many recipes tell you to use stale bread (in France, the dish is actually called pain perdu, “lost bread”) because a day or two-old bread dries out a bit and soaks up the custard better when you assemble the dish. For French Toast that’s not soggy, if you have only fresh bread, you can very lightly toast the bread in the oven before soaking it to ensure crisp edges and a gooey inside.
3. Consider texture. I love Stuffed French Toast which gives you a creamy, sweet filling as a surprise when you cut into it. For plain or stuffed French Toast, consider texture…Add something crunchy, like nuts or granola. (Salted nuts add a whole new level of flavor…You must try it!)

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