Today's weblog is about my favorite topic in the whole world, FOOD! I invented a delicious (and easy) breakfast dish that I wanted to share. Also, by writing it down, I won't forget how I made it, so when I go to do it again, I have something to refer to. So it's a selfish act, me doing this, but it's also nice of me to share, because this is REALLY GOOD.
Delicious and Easy Caramelized Apple French Toast
Ingredients:
2 Macintosh apples, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon butter
2 spoonfuls granulated sugar
1 spoonful dark brown sugar
splash pure vanilla extract
6 slices of white bread, preferably Arnold brand country white
4 eggs
2/3 cup low fat milk
In a large frying pan, heat up the butter on medium high heat until melted. Add the sugars, and mix around until you have a sugary paste. Add the splash of vanilla extract (the sugar will react VIOLENTLY, so be careful!), and stir again until you've made a caramel (you'll know, it will look like caramel, dummies!). Add the sliced apples to the caramel, and mix around until the apples are coated. Turn the heat down to medium, and let the apples cook, stirring occasionally, for ten minutes.
Meanwhile, In a large, shallow bowl, whisk the eggs and milk together. Remove the caramelized apples from the pan, place in a bowl, and put in a warmed oven. Using cooking spray, coat the pan for the french toast. Dip one slice of bread at a time in the egg and milk mixture, pressing the bread down to ensure it soaks up is much of the mixture as possible, and flip to make sure both sides are covered (I'd count ten Mississippi's per side). Fry up all french toast like this, adjusting temperature if too hot or cold on the pan. It should take a few minutes per side. Remove the french toast and place on plate into the warmed oven.
Nuke pure maple syrup so that it's warm. Brew fresh coffee! Serve french toast, with the caramelized apples and maple syrup in their own bowls, so everyone can use as much or as little as they prefer.
(Serves 2 hungry people, or 3 not-so-hungry people.)
-L
