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Apple-Walnut French Toast - Country Living
Apple-Walnut French Toast - Country Living
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Breakfast, Brunch
Ingredients List
- 1/2 8 oz pk cream cheese
- 1 md Granny Smith apple; peeled,
- -quartered, and cored
- 2/3 c Finely chopped walnuts
- 3 tb Light-brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tb Butter
- 5 tb Plus 1/2 C sugar
- 2 lg Eggs
- 1/4 c Heavy cream
- 1 tb Applejack or brandy
- 1/8 ts Ground nutmeg
- 1/8 ts Ground cinnamon
- 1/8 ts Ground mace
- 4 3/4 Inch slices challah or
- -brioche
- 2 ts Lemon juice
- Fresh mint sprigs; (opt.)
Directions
1. Make cream-cheese spread: In food processor fitted with chopping blade, process cream cheese, 2 apple quarters, 2 T walnuts, and the brown sugar until pureed. Refrigerate until ready to use on the toast.
2. Make walnut brittle: In small sauce-pan, melt 1/2 T butter over low heat. Stir in 2 T walnuts and 5 T sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar carmelizes or turns golden brown-about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately pour mixture onto lightly greased baking sheet. Let cool completely. Break into pieces when cool.
3. Make French toast: Heat oven to 350'F. In medium bowl, combine eggs, 1/2
C heavy cream, the applejack, nutmeg, cinnamon, mace, and remaining walnuts. Soak bread in mixture, turning to coat both sides of slices. Set
aside.
4. Meanwhile, make caramel sauce: In small saucepan, over medium-low heat, cook remaining 1/2 C sugar and the lemon juice until sugar carmelizes or turns golden. Reduce heat to low and gradually whisk in remaining 1/4 C
heavy cream until well mixed. Keep sauce wann over low heat.
5. In large skillet, melt 1/2 T butter; add bread slices and cook until golden brown on both sides. Transfer slices to a baking sheet. Cut slices
in half diagonally. Divide cream-cheese spread evenly among the slices.
6. Bake 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese spread is wartn. Meanwhile, thinly slice remaining apple quarters. In same skillet, melt remaining butter and saute apple slices.
7. To serve, pour caramel sauce onto 2 plates. Place 4 half-slices French toast diagonally on each plate and top with sauteed apple slices. Sprinkle walnut brittle over top. Garnish plates with fresh mint sprigs, if desired.
Nutritional information per serving-protein: 28 grams; fat: 95 grams; carbohydrate: 176 grams, fiber: 7 grams; sodium: 936 milligrams;
cholesterol: 415 milligrams; calories: 1,636.
2. Make walnut brittle: In small sauce-pan, melt 1/2 T butter over low heat. Stir in 2 T walnuts and 5 T sugar. Cook, stirring constantly, until sugar carmelizes or turns golden brown-about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and immediately pour mixture onto lightly greased baking sheet. Let cool completely. Break into pieces when cool.
3. Make French toast: Heat oven to 350'F. In medium bowl, combine eggs, 1/2
C heavy cream, the applejack, nutmeg, cinnamon, mace, and remaining walnuts. Soak bread in mixture, turning to coat both sides of slices. Set
aside.
4. Meanwhile, make caramel sauce: In small saucepan, over medium-low heat, cook remaining 1/2 C sugar and the lemon juice until sugar carmelizes or turns golden. Reduce heat to low and gradually whisk in remaining 1/4 C
heavy cream until well mixed. Keep sauce wann over low heat.
5. In large skillet, melt 1/2 T butter; add bread slices and cook until golden brown on both sides. Transfer slices to a baking sheet. Cut slices
in half diagonally. Divide cream-cheese spread evenly among the slices.
6. Bake 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese spread is wartn. Meanwhile, thinly slice remaining apple quarters. In same skillet, melt remaining butter and saute apple slices.
7. To serve, pour caramel sauce onto 2 plates. Place 4 half-slices French toast diagonally on each plate and top with sauteed apple slices. Sprinkle walnut brittle over top. Garnish plates with fresh mint sprigs, if desired.
Nutritional information per serving-protein: 28 grams; fat: 95 grams; carbohydrate: 176 grams, fiber: 7 grams; sodium: 936 milligrams;
cholesterol: 415 milligrams; calories: 1,636.
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