Showing posts with label French Toast. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Toast. Show all posts

Friday, July 18, 2008

Homemade Blueberry Syrup

I love making syrup from blueberries in season. It is delicious on pancakes or Saturday French Toast (see recipe below). This is an easy recipe for the children to help with, too.

Ingredients:

1 pint fresh blueberries
¼ cup sugar
2 tbs. Water

Wash the blueberries thoroughly and remove stems. Place in small saucepan with sugar and water. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally. After 10 minutes, mash gently with a potato masher. Continue to cook, uncovered, until desired consistency is reached. Serve warm.

Enjoy!

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Saturday French Toast

Saturday is our only true morning with no commitments to the outside world. We celebrate by having what my children call a “Daddy Home Breakfast”. Daddy has chosen this breakfast the last four Saturdays in a row. The addition of sugar and cream give this French Toast a wonderful, glossy, golden look. We serve it with maple or homemade blueberry syrup (see recipe above).

Ingredients:

For the French Toast,
4 eggs
½ tsp salt
1 tbs. Sugar
¼ cup heavy cream
2 cups milk
1 loaf thickly sliced white bread

In a deep, square container (I use Rubbermaid Take-Alongs -- they are the perfect size for the bread) break four eggs. Add salt and sugar and beat with a fork until the egg white is thoroughly broken up. Add cream and milk and beat again, until mixture is thin and pale yellow. Heat non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. One slice at a time, submerge bread in egg mixture for 2-3 seconds, giving custard a chance to penetrate into the bread but removing before the bread gets too soggy to handle. Brown on both sides to a nice golden brown. Remove from pan and place on a plate in a slightly warm oven. Once all French toast is browned, bring the plate to the table and serve piping hot.

Enjoy!

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