STEWED APPLE FRENCH TOAST

BAKED FRENCH TOAST that you can prep a day early.

Want to impress guests with an amazing aroma that’ll surely lure them from their rooms in the morning? Or, do you simply want to get brunch going before your friends and family come over? Make this French Toast! You can get it all together the day before if you want and then just bake it in the morning right in time for brunch. Even make the apples the day before. The simplicity of this beautiful French Toast is what makes it so perfect to have on hand.

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STEWED APPLE FRENCH TOAST

Yield: 10 Servings

Author: Michelle Williams

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 50 MinInactive time: 1 HourTotal time: 2 Hour

Ingredients

FOR THE APPLES

• Pink Lady Apples (2, cut into bite-sized pieces)
• Ground Cinnamon (1 tablespoon)

FOR THE FRENCH TOAST

• Eggs (6)
• Whole Milk (1 cup)
• Maple Syrup (2 tablespoons. Plus more for when you serve)
• Pure Vanilla Extract (1 tablespoon)
• Brioche (1 loaf, cut into 1-inch thick slices)
• Unsalted Butter (enough to grease your pan, room temperature)

FOR THE TOPPING

• Confectioner's Sugar (to your liking)
• Almond Slices (2 tablespoons)

KITCHEN TOOLS

• Large Oven-Safe Frying Pan (I used my 10.5-inch Our Place Always 2.0 Pan)
• Small Frying Pan with its lid
• Rubber Spatula
• Cutting Board
• Bread Knife
• Large Mixing Bowl
• Whisk
• Chinois

Instructions

TO PREP YOUR FRENCH TOAST

1. Liberally grease the inside of your large frying pan with butter.
2. In your large mixing bowl, whisk together your eggs, whole milk, maple syrup, and vanilla until evenly incorporated.
3. Submerge each stuffed slice of bread in your mixture letting it sit for about 30 seconds on each side. Then lean and layer each slice in your large frying pan.
4. Pour the remaining egg mixture evenly over your brioche slices.
5. Refrigerate for 1 hour or overnight.

TO BAKE YOUR FRENCH TOAST

1. Make sure your rack is in the middle of your oven.
2. Preheat your oven to 375º.
3. Bake until golden and crisply toasted—45-50 minutes.
4. While your French Toast is baking, move on to making your stewed apples.

TO MAKE YOUR APPLES

1. Over medium heat put your bite-sized apple pieces in your smaller frying pan.
2. Sprinkle cinnamon over them. Use your rubber spatula to move your apples around so that they are fully coated then get them in a flat layer. Cover your pan with its lid.
3. Check in every 5 or so minutes and move your apples around with your spatula.
4. Cook until soft and mushy—about 30 minutes.

TO ASSEMBLE YOUR FRENCH TOAST

1. Use your chinois to sprinkle confectioner's sugar liberally over your French Toast.
2. Place your stewed apples over the breaks between your slices.
3. Sprinkle almond slices evenly over everything.
4. Serve hot with a side of maple syrup. Eat and enjoy!

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