Vanilla-Maple French Toast with Warm Berry Preserves
A luxurious breakfast dish featuring thick slices of French bread soaked in a rich vanilla-maple custard, grilled until golden brown, and served with warm maple syrup and berry preserves.
Ingredients
- •9 whole eggs
- •2¼ cups milk
- •⅓ cup maple syrup
- •¼ cup sugar
- •1½ teaspoons vanilla
- •¾ teaspoon salt
- •12 slices French bread
- •¼ cup butter
- •to taste maple syrup
- •to taste Berry Preserves
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Whisk eggs in medium bowl to blend. Gradually whisk in milk. Add 1/3 cup maple syrup, sugar, vanilla, and salt; whisk to blend. Divide custard between two 13x9x2-inch glass baking dishes. Arrange bread in single layer in dishes. Let soak 10 minutes. Turn over, cover, and refrigerate overnight.
20 min
- 2.
Heat large griddle or heavy large skillet over medium heat. Working in batches, brush griddle with some butter. Add soaked bread; cook until brown on bottom, about 4 minutes. Turn French toast over; cook until bottoms are brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer to plates. Serve with additional syrup and Warm Berry Preserves.
16 min