french toast: hold the crust
I made some fun french toast this morning using my two-hearts sandwich cutter. I had to shred them into smaller bits for twofish, but the lack of crust made it much easier for her to chew them. These made perfect hand-sized snacks for onefish later in the day. [Side note: handle the bread gently as it tears easily without the crusts once it's been soaked in the egg mixture.]
~ 6 large eggs
~ 3/4 cup whole milk
~ 3 tablespoons sugar
~ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
~ 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
~ dash of salt
~ About 12 hearts [six slices] of Trader Joe’s Texas Toast [but any bread will do]
~ Canola Harvest butter [I get those massive tubs - LOVE the stuff!] for the frying pan/griddle
~ Powdered sugar or cinnamon sugar to top [optional]
I cooked these just a touch over medium heat so they didn’t get burned. The bitty fish loved these with cinnamon sugar on top [shocker, huh?], and bluefish liked his with maple syrup. I really need to get some different shapes of crust cutters, as they leave very little waste. And, if you make a little bit more egg mix, you can soak the crusts and cook them up, as well.
yummo!
Corey~ living and loving´s last blog ..Sunday Citar~ Grass is Greener
In the winter months, we have “breakfast for dinner” every Sunday night. We have pancakes or FRENCH TOAST, orange slices & grapes, bacon/sausage, even hash browns sometimes… most of these things I just don’t have time to prepare in the mornings, umm, EVER. I think breakfast-for-dinner is a nice way to gear up for the school/work week.
I’ve never tried vanilla in the french toast mix… I’ll give that a shot next time!!
(PS- We’ve also had PB&J sandwiches for breakfast a few times… it’s fun to mix things up!!)
Corey – so glad you dropped by!
Heidi – Breakfast for dinner is THE BEST. Most mornings here consist of coffee and cheerios. But, this blog has been pushing me to put a bit more effort into all of our meals. [Bonus: bluefish is FINALLY eating my snacks/meals. What can I say - I guess he likes pretty food.]