French toast: weekend special
May 4th, 2012You know what it’s like. You rush around all week. Commute. Work. Kids. Shopping. Catch-up with a mate. More work. You get to Friday and sometimes the last thing you want to do is think about cooking. Well take it from me. This French toast barely counts as cooking but the results are going to leave you feeling great. It’s perfect for Sunday morning. Just make sure you get the ingredients on Saturday so you don’t have to go anywhere to get the job done. Stay in your pyjamas and uggs and enjoy.
- 1 large brioche loaf
- 4 eggs
- 100 ml pure cream
- 50 gm caster sugar
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 200 gm strawberries, hulled and washed
- mint leaves
- lemon juice
- strawberry yoghurt
Beat the eggs, caster sugar, cream and cinnamon in a bowl until all the sugar is dissolved. Quarter the strawberries and squeeze some lemon juice over the top. Finely julienne (thinly slice) the mint leaves and stir through the strawberries and let stand for 10 minutes.
Heat a frypan on medium heat and grease with a knob of butter. Cut the brioche into thick slices and dip each side into the egg mixture. Lift and allow the excess egg mixture to drip off. Fry the coated bread on each side until golden brown.
Serve the french toast with the strawberries and a generous dollop of good strawberry yoghurt. Bon apetite.
Photography by Mike Curtain
