Ice Cream French Toast

INGREDIENTS

  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1/2 C sugar
  • 1 tsp Grandpa’s CinnaSugar
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • scant salt
  • 1 C whole milk
  • 1 C heavy whipping cream
  • Soft bread (brioche, banana bread, croissant, Hawaiian rolls, etc)
  • 4 TBL clarified butter (for the fry pan)

STEP BY STEP

  1. Cream together yolks and sugar
  2. Mix in cinnamon, vanilla and salt
  3. Mix in milk and cream
  4. Soak thick slices of the bread for 1/2 hour – 2 hours
    Thicker breads need to soak longer
  5. Heat clarified butter in a non-stick skillet
  6. Cook the bread 6 minutes per side, then 3 minutes per side  ( 6 flip 6 flip 3 flip 3 serve )
  7. Serve with real maple syrup or macerated fruit

You can also break bread apart and put into a greased baking dish, and skip steps 5 and 6 above.  Just bake at 350ยบ for 20 minutes and serve with berries on top.

 

GOING THE EXTRA MILE

  1. Macerate fruit:  Toss 1/2 C strawberries, 2 TBL lemon juice, 1/2 blueberries and 1/2 C sugar, and a splash of Balsamic vinegar.
  2. Let rest for about 30 minutes.

OPTIONAL CRUNCH TOPPING

  • 1/2 C Brown Sugar
  • 1/2 C Flour
  • 3 TBL melted butter
  • 3 TBL maple syrup
  • 2 TBL raw oatmeal
  • Optional 1/4 C chopped pecans

Mix together and put on top of soaked bread

SIMPLIFIED

You can use the above ingredients, or you can buy 1 pint of vanilla ice cream, then skip right to step 4 above.

 

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