Marthas Perfect French Toast Recipes

BAKED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Beat eggs in a bowl. Whisk in milk, heavy cream, 1/3 cup sugar, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and salt.
• Working in batches, dip 10 slices day-old brioche into batter to coat. Overlap brioche slices in a 9-by-13-inch ceramic or glass baking dish. Pour remaining batter over top. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375 degress. Top with pecans and sprinkle with 3 tablespoons sugar. Bake, covered with parchment-lined foil, for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake until top is golden brown and crunchy, 20 to 25 minutes more. Serve with syrup.

CLASSIC FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, cream, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Place bread in a shallow baking dish large enough to hold bread slices in a single layer. Pour egg mixture over bread; soak 10 minutes. Turn slices over; soak until soaked through, about 10 minutes more.
• Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Place a wire rack on a baking sheet, and set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry half the bread slices until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to wire rack; place in oven while cooking remaining bread. Wipe skillet, and repeat with remaining butter, oil, and bread. Keep in oven until ready to serve. Serve warm with pure maple syrup, if desired.

FRENCH TOAST WITH COGNAC AND CITRUS

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, milk, juice, vanilla, cognac, sugar, zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
• Place bread in a shallow baking dish large enough to hold bread slices in a single layer. Pour egg mixture over bread; soak 10 minutes. Turn slices over; soak 10 minutes more or until soaked through.
• Preheat oven to 200 degrees. Place a wire rack on a baking sheet, and set aside. Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry half the bread slices until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to wire rack; place in oven while cooking remaining bread. Wipe skillet, and repeat with remaining butter, oil, and bread. Keep in oven until ready to serve. Serve warm with maple syrup, if desired.

OVEN-BAKED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees with rack in the middle of the oven. In a large bowl, beat eggs with a fork. Beat in liqueur, sugar, large pinch of salt, and orange zest and juice. Add milk and beat until combined.
• Line 2 rimmed baking sheets with nonstick baking mats. Gently dip brioche, one slice at a time, into egg mixture to coat, placing 6 slices on each baking sheet. Transfer to oven and bake for 12 minutes. Increase oven temperature to broil. Cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Repeat with second baking sheet. Serve with butter and sugar or maple syrup.

BLINTZ BAKED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Pour butter in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 slices of bread on top, overlapping slightly. Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cardamom; sprinkle half of mixture over bread. Top with remaining slices of bread, overlapping slightly. In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, ricotta, salt, vanilla, and lemon zest; pour over bread. Sprinkle with remaining brown-sugar mixture. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake, covered with parchment-lined foil, 30 minutes. Uncover; continue baking until browned, 15 minutes more. Top with blueberries and confectioners' sugar; serve.

MARTHA'S PERFECT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, milk, juice, vanilla, liquor, sugar, zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl.
• Place bread in a shallow baking dish large enough to hold bread slices in a single layer.
• Pour egg mixture over bread; soak 10 minutes.
• Turn slices over (Carefully) and soak 5-10minutes more, until soaked through.
• Preheat oven to 200 deg F. Place a wire rack on a baking sheet, and set aside.
• Heat canola oil (with some butter if so wish) in a skillet over medium heat.
• Fry half the bread slices until golden brown, around 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer to wire rack; place in oven while cooking remaining bread.
• Wipe skillet and repeat with fresh oil/butter and bread.
• Keep in oven until ready to serve.
• Serve with dusted powdered sugar and maple syrup (I like fresh berries on top, too).

PERFECT FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Whisk together eggs, milk, juice, vanilla, cognac, sugar, zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
• Place bread in a shallow baking dish large enough to hold bread slices in a single layer.
• Pour egg mixture over bread; soak 10 minutes. Turn slices over; soak 10 minutes more or until soaked through.
• Preheat oven to 200°.
• Place a wire rack on a baking sheet, and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry half the bread slices until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side.
• Transfer to wire rack; place in oven while cooking remaining bread.
• Wipe skillet, and repeat with remaining butter, oil, and bread.
• Keep in oven until ready to serve.
• Serve warm with maple syrup, if desired.

BACON, EGG, AND CHEESE BAKED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Spread bread on a rimmed baking sheet and let dry out, 4 to 6 hours. Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss tomatoes with oil; season with salt and pepper. Spread on one side of a parchment-lined 12 1/2-by-9 1/2-inch rimmed baking sheet (quarter sheet pan). On other side, arrange bacon in as close to a single layer as possible (it's okay if slices overlap slightly).
• Roast until tomatoes are wrinkled and beginning to soften and bacon is about three-quarters cooked, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from oven; transfer tomatoes and bacon to a plate. Discard fat and remove parchment. Wash sheet, then brush with oil or butter.
• In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Dip bread slices one at a time in egg mixture, turning to coat, then arrange on sheet in shingled, overlapping layers (we arranged ours in three rows of four).
• Pour remaining egg mixture evenly over top (it will pool on top and sink through to bottom, but will be absorbed as it sits). Sprinkle with parsley and cheese, then top with bacon and tomatoes. Refrigerate, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Bake French toast, uncovered, 15 minutes, then reduce temperature to 350° and continue baking until puffed and cooked through, 20 to 25 minutes more. Let cool slightly before serving.

MARTHA'S PERFECT PORK PIES

Steps:

• For Pork Filling: In a dutch oven or soup pot, Boil together 1/4 cup water, 2 lbs. pork,{ break it up } 1/2 cup chopped onion,1/2 teaspoons pepper,1 teaspoons salt,2 teaspoons allspice, 1 teaspoons nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves.
• Boil together till pork is cooked { no longer pink} & water is absorbed.
• ADD COOLED MASHED POTATOES. MIX TOGETHER.
• While pork is cooking, MAKE CRUST: Mix flour & salt together.
• Blend in Crisco with a pastry blender or a fork. {I use a fork}.
• Blend till crumbly {pea size}.
• Mix in ICE COLD water till dough forms.
• Cut in half evenly.
• ROLL out each piece on a WELL FLOURED surface.
• Place one crust in a 9" pie pan.
• Fill with 1/2 of pork mixture.
• Place other crust on top of filled pie.
• Pinch edges all the way around to seal crust.
• Brush egg wash on top of crust.
• BAKE 400* about 30 minutes or till golden brown.