The French know how to do food right. They take bread, which is already awesome and make it more awesome buy soaking it in eggs and cooking it in butter. Yes please! I add cottage cheese, berries and real maple syrup because, why not?
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The Bread:
When it comes to french toast, it’s all about the bread. I use a thick and hearty flaxseed Ciabatta or a nice artisan bread for this recipe. It’s best to use day old bread. Those of you that shy away from Gluten can use Udi’s brand gluten free bread, not quite as good as this bread but what can you do…. (Ps That is a serrated knife. It’s good for cutting bread, citrus and tomatoes)
Let’s talk about syrup and vanilla paste:
Real maple syrup is tapped from trees. I won’t name names but many popular ‘maple syrups’ are really artificially flavored and colored corn syrup (hint: one of them thinks she’s your aunt, the other is married to Mr. Buttersworth and they all live together in a Log Cabin) I always use Neilsen Massey vanilla paste instead of extract… trust me, it’s better than extract! Click here and have it delivered to your door.
Melt a little butter on top and surround with more berries.
The Recipe: The Organic Kitchen French Toast with Berries
My Favorite Breakfast ~ "French Toast with Berries"
Prep
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Total
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Ingredients
- 2 slices hardy whole grain bread sliced 1/2 thick
- 1 egg
- 2 Tablespoon vanilla almond milk (learn to make my recipe here)
- 1/2 cup assorted fresh berries
- 1 Tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste (or extract)
- 2 Tablespoons organic cottage cheese
- 1 pat butter to top, and more for pan
Instructions
- Whisk together egg, vanilla and almond milk and, set aside.
- Whisk together vanilla and maple syrup
- Heat pan on medium heat till hot, add butter to pan.
- When pan is hot and butter is melted, dip bread in egg/almond milk mixture and set in pan.
- Cook for about three minutes, till golden brown and then turn and cook other side till golden.
- One word of advice... don't burn it. You can't put a price on the kind of wisdom I share people.
- Spoon organic cottage cheese on one slice of French toast and top with berries.
- Then place second slice of bread on top of that and drizzle with the syrup/vanilla paste mixture
- Top with a pat of butter, serve
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This looks amazing, I can’t wait to make it!!
Kim it’s really good!
delicious.
Thanks Kimberly!
Hi Linda! I would love to win a set of your cookbooks!
I would love that too!
I hope I win! Looks wonderful!
That looks wonderful – have already made the pasta dish you taught us! Hope I win your cookbooks!
Wow! This looks amazing and oh SO tasty! I would love to win your cookbooks so I can see the rest of your recipes! Thank you!
Looks amazing!! I can’t wait to make this and all the recipes in your cookbook!
I’m really hoping i get lucky and win your books! If not, I will have to buy them 🙂
Can’t wait to try it!
Yummy! Hope I win! Love your recipes!!
That looks so delicious!! We’ll be making that this next weekend! Thank you for the recipe!
Hi Linda, I have yet to make a recipe of yours that I haven’t loved thoroughly!!! Amazingly Deeelicious!
I’m crossing all my fingers and toes for luck!
Thanks pam!
Hi Linda!
Looks like a whole lotta deliciousness going on here! I hope to win your cookbooks!
My hubby would love this! I can’t wait to make it, and the other recipes in your cookbook. I hope I win! 🙂
Oh wow this looks good! But, then again everything you make looks good! I hope I win your books!
Would love to win a set of your cookbooks to take with me as we relocate to another state!
Mmmm, all your recipies look amazing! The pictures are making me hungry! Can’t wait to try one of your recipies in my kitchen 😉
Love all your recipes. They are amazing.
Ok, I’m subscribed, and I already shared on Facebook! Would love to win your cookbook!
Holy cow that looks scrumptious!!!
I really enjoy all of your recipes, but most of all, I love your classes as they’ve given me the confidence to step out of my comfort zone in the kitchen and be successful (David agrees!)
Loved this recipe! Glad to be a new subscriber!
Looks so yummy! I really need to start cooking again 🙂
Mmm…. I love french toast! That looks delicious! I read a really good tip for french toast once that I always use—leave the bread out over night to dry out or toast it in the toaster before you put it in the egg mixture and then it doesn’t come out soggy! I bet that’s how french toast was originally invented—to use up dry bread. It’s just a theory I’ve been working on! ;0)
Amber that is an excellent tip for fluffy breads that would absorb the egg/almond milk mixture but this bread is so dense and hardy and I slice it so thick, it definitely does not get soggy!
My birthday is on Monday and I was struggling whether or not to have Loi take me out for breakfast- French toast is my favorite and I wanted to indulge on my day. Then I remembered you had posted this and came over to check it out. I think I’ll go this route instead! It looks so good but also much healthier. Thanks Linda!
That looks amazing and I would definitely want to win your cook book???
Amazing and delicious??☺
Thank you! I hope you try it!