Cretan French Toast With Cretan Ricotta And Dulce De Leche Recipes

DULCE DE LECHE FRENCH TOAST BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Place Texas toast on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 15-20 minutes or until light brown. Cool., Arrange half of the toast in a single layer in a greased 8-in. square baking dish, trimming to fit into dish if necessary. In a small bowl, mix cream cheese and dulce de leche; spread over toast. Top with remaining toast., In a small bowl, whisk eggs, milk, cream, sugar and vanilla; pour over toast. Refrigerate, covered, overnight., Preheat oven to 350°. Remove French toast from refrigerator while oven heats. In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter and corn syrup; cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Stir in pecans; spread over top., Bake, uncovered, 40-50 minutes or until puffed, golden and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5-10 minutes before cutting.

FRENCH TOAST WITH DULCE DE LECHE

Steps:

• Mix cream, eggs, brandy, vanilla bean, orange zest and sugar in a large bowl.
• Add bread and let soak in the fridge overnight.
• Before serving, heat butter in a large pan.
• Drain the bread and add to the pan, heating until golden on each side and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Drizzle with Dulce De Leche and serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

TOASTS WITH GIANDUJA, RICOTTA AND DULCE DE LECHE

Steps:

• Spread each toast with 1 teaspoon of the gianduja. (If you cannot find gianduja, melt 10 teaspoons semisweet chocolate over a double boiler and stir in 2 teaspoons hazelnut or almond paste.) Top with 1 tablespoon of the ricotta and drizzle with dulce de leche. Sprinkle with a pinch of fleur de sel.

RICOTTA-STUFFED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Cut bread into 24 thin slices. Spread 12 slices with ricotta cheese; top with remaining bread slices. Beat eggs, cream, vanilla extract, nutmeg and cinnamon together. , Dip each sandwich into egg mixture. In skillet, melt 1 tablespoon butter. Grill sandwiches slowly until golden brown; turn and grill other side. , Dust with confectioners' sugar. Top with maple syrup if desired.

CRETAN FRENCH TOAST WITH CRETAN RICOTTA AND DULCE DE LECHE

Steps:

• Mix the eggs with the milk and beat them well.
• Add the Cretan virgin olive oil in a saucepan and let it boil in high heat.
• Meanwhile place the bread slices in both sizes into the milk - eggs mixture to soak.
• Place the bread slices into the hot olive oil and fry them from both sides until golden brown.
• Serve them with a spread of Cretan Myzithra cheese and dulce de leche and sprinkle with powdered sugar and cinnamon.