Tuesday, October 1, 2013

{fancy french toast | sunday mornings | cali living}

So I know that this post is not exactly photography related but I thought I'd share something I made this past Sunday morning, because well...it was amazing! I love french toast, but this took it to a whole new level. Of course my husband tried to remind me of this, and I just replied..."it's fancy french toast!" Ok so here's the steps and recipe. I originally found this on Pinterest:

http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2013/02/baked-french-toast-sticks.html

French Toast Sticks, makes 2-3 servings.

4-5 slices of bread (she used an Italian loaf, I used what I had on hand)
4 eggs
2 tablespoons cream (she used half and half, I used whole milk)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
a generous sprinkle of cinnamon

Cinnamon and Sugar for topping: 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons Cinnamon if you don't already have a mixture at home.

I used whole milk here instead of cream...but I'm sure it would be better with half and half! :)

mix together all of your ingredients...then you're ready for the bread!

Cutting the bread into long slices makes them more like french toast sticks and works great for one year olds!!

I used my long bar pan from pampered chef, along with my Silpat mat on top of that to keep them from sticking to the pan.

Here is what they look like after having been dipped in the egg mixture and sprinkled with the cinnamon and sugar mixture.

my little helper :)

Under the broiler! This is the tricky part! 2-3 mins under the broiler, you basically want to cook the egg and crystalize the sugar on top. Then flip them and do the other side for 2-3 mins. She mentioned creme brûlée...which when you think of that totally makes sense. Thankfully I didn't burn anything!!