American style French toast recipe
Americans sure know how to make a good breakfast and this recipe for French toast is a real treat. Brioche loaf slices are dunked in an egg, maple syrup and milk mixture before being fried until golden and topped with crisp streaky bacon.
See method- Serves 4
- 5 mins to prepare and 10 mins to cook
- 561 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 8 Brioche loaf slices, thickly sliced
- 4 eggs
- 400ml milk
- 4tbs Maple syrup
- 8 Rashers of smoked streaky bacon, thinly sliced
- black pepper, to taste
- sea salt, to taste
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2350kJ 561.0kcal
- Fat
- 30g
- Saturates
- 12g
- Salt
- 2.6g
- Sugars
- 22g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 51.2gProtein 23.9gFibre 1.4g
Method
- Mix the eggs, milk and maple syrup and pour the mixture into a large flat tray (like a deep baking tray). Soak the brioche slices into the egg mixture evenly, 5mins each side.
- Cook the bacon while soaking the toast, lay the bacon on the cold pan (without oil) then cook on a medium heat for 5mins each or until the bacon get golden and crispy. Add a generous amount of black pepper and a pinch of salt, before you set them aside and keep warm.
- Melt the butter in the pan and cook the toast until golden on each side. Serve with crispy bacon and a drizzle of maple syrup.
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