Sourdough French Toast With Orange Bourbon Butter And Spiced Pecans Recipes

BUTTER PECAN FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat and melt 2 tablespoons of the butter.
• In a large bowl, combine the milk, eggs, 1/4 cup of the brown sugar, the cinnamon, and vanilla. Whisk together until everything's combined and smooth.
• One by one, dunk the slices of bread into the egg mixture and place them on the buttery skillet.
• Fit as many slices in the skillet as you can, cooking them until golden on the first side, about 2 1/2 minutes. Flip to cook them on the other side for about 2 minutes. Remove them to a plate. Add 2 tablespoons of the butter to the skillet and repeat with the rest of the bread slices until they're all cooked.
• To the same skillet, add the remaining 4 tablespoons butter, the remaining 1 cup of brown sugar, and the salt. Stir and cook over medium heat until the butter and sugar are melted and bubbling, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn off the heat completely, pour in the bourbon and stir, allowing the fumes to dissipate for about 1 minute. Turn the stove on medium heat and continue to stir and cook for another minute, or until the mixture is starting to thicken. Add the pecans, stir to combine. Keep cooking the sauce, stirring constantly, until the mixture is deep golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Be careful not to cook it too long as it will become chewy, you want a nice caramelly sauce. Turn off the heat.
• Serve two pieces of French toast with a little butter. Sift over some powdered sugar.
• Spoon on a generous amount of the sauce then top with whipped cream and a sprinkling of cinnamon.

SPICED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Put a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet and put in the oven. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees F.
• Mix the sugar and apple pie spice in a small bowl and set aside. Whisk the milk and eggs together in a large shallow dish.
• Heat 1 tablespoon butter a large skillet over medium heat. Briefly dip 2 slices of bread into the egg mixture and place in the skillet. Sprinkle some of the spiced sugar on top and cook, flipping once, until browned on both sides and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to the warm baking sheet in the oven and continue to make French toast with the remaining butter, bread, egg mixture and spiced sugar. Serve with butter and warm maple syrup.
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