What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Chow Down: Vanilla Laced French Toast! Here’s a twist on ordinary French toast. If you prefer the outside to be crispy, don’t be ashamed to coat the bread with crushed cracker crumbs before dropping it into the buttered skillet. It not only seals in the flavor, but also produces a “to-die-for” custard filling. Forget soggy bread, go instead for a golden brown crunch drizzled in dark maple syrup and topped with the rich flavor of vanilla glazed pears. Have I got your attention?
VANILLA LACED FRENCH TOAST
Ingredients:
2 eggs
1/2 cup light cream
2 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup Ritz crackers, crushed*
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1-2 tablespoons butter
6 slices Hawaiian sweet bread
Glazed Pear Topping, if desired**
Powdered sugar, sprinkling
Pecan halves, as garnish
Instructions:
Whisk eggs, light cream, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon in a shallow bowl. Set aside. On a sheet of waxed paper, combine crushed crackers, cinnamon, and nutmeg with a fork. Melt butter on low heat in an iron skillet. Do not burn. Increase heat to medium. Dip bread slices in egg mixture, coat both sides in cracker crumbs, and place in the skillet. Cook 3 minutes until brown. Turn. Cook 3 minutes longer. Remove to a platter. Repeat until all slices are used. Serve with butter, maple syrup, and fruit, if desired. Garnish with a sprinkling of powdered sugar and pecans.
*I receive no recompense for mentioning Ritz Crackers.
**Recipe for Cinnamon Glazed Pears can be found at this link.
HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!!!
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Ooh. Take care. Rest & Heal. 🙏🏻🍃💫
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This would keep me going for the whole day.
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Uh-huh. That sugar would do the trick. 🤣
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Reblogged this on NEW OPENED BLOG > https:/BOOKS.ESLARN-NET.DE.
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Who was it who said, “Go Big or Go Home!”? 🤣
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Dont ask me, Gail! I only know some bible verses, and they are only for throwing them back to some priests. Lol xx
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Guy Fieri. He’s a foodie who has a restaurant in Vegas. Love his Jalapeño Margarita and Trash Can Nachos. But you must share. Large portions are his motto. 😋🌿
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Gosh, i have to head over. Thank you for the tip. Gail! I think, when leaving Germany, i will never return. :-)) xx Michael
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Americans do like to eat! 😜🍃
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Intriguing! I have to have this experience. 😉 Never before i had tried the combination of cinnamon and vanilla, on a toast. Thank you, Gail! Enjoy a beautiful week! xx Michael
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I use cinnamon a lot, especially on fruit. 🍃🍓
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Yeah, new to me, but i will try, Gail! :-)) xx
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Love the idea of the crumbs for crunch!
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An old friend taught me that. 🍃🌸
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A favorite breakfast that you have “kicked up a notch” 🙂
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When you wanna celebrate, this definitely hits the mark. 🍃💕
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I just gained 20 lbs!! Neeeed.some.now!!
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Right? Cinnamon Pears &French Toast. 🍃🍐🍞
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