Valentine Recipe: Mommy’s Sweethearts (Super Special French Toast)

Mommy’s Sweethearts or Super Special French Toast

What you’ll need:

• 2 eggs
• ½ cup full cream milk
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• Dash of cinnamon
• Dash of nutmeg
• 4 raisin bread slices
• ½ cup butter or
• 8 tablespoons butter
• Powdered sugar
• Fresh strawberries or canned strawberry filling
• Whipped cream or crème fraiche*,if available
• Mint leaves

Procedure:

• Prepare batter by whisking together the eggs, milk, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a big bowl. Set aside.
• Prepare bread slices by trimming off the brown sides. With a large heart-shaped cookie cutter or any Valentine’s Day-themed cutters, cut shapes on bread slices. Set aside. In a non-stick skillet, heat a tablespoon or two of butter. Dip a shaped bread slice into the prepared batter. Place the dipped bread on the skillet. Cook until golden brown; turn over to cook other side. Remove from heat and place on a serving plate. Repeat with other bread slices. Place at least three bread slices on a plate. Sift powdered sugar over them. Top with sliced strawberries. Pipe with a generous amount of whipped cream on top.
• Finish off with a mint leaf.

 

*Crème fraiche is a kind of soft cheese (like mascarpone cheese) but with more acid taste. It’s also creamier than mascarpone.

 

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Photography by Jun Pinzon