Vanilla Maple French Toast With Warm Berry Preserves Recipes

VANILLA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, whisk together the first 5 ingredients. Preheat a greased griddle over medium heat., Dip bread in egg mixture, allowing to soak 30 seconds on each side. Cook on griddle until golden brown on both sides. Serve with toppings as desired.

WARM BERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• Mix all frozen berries, jelly, and sugar in large nonstick skillet. Let stand until berries thaw and mixture is juicy, stirring occasionally and breaking strawberries into smaller pieces with spoon, about 2 hours.
• Boil until mixture thickens but is still chunky, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring frequently.)

VANILLA-MAPLE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• 1. whisk eggs in medium bowl to blend. gradually whisk in milk. add 1/3 cup maple syrup, sugar, vanilla and salt; whisk to blend. divide custard between two 13x9x2-inch glass baking dishes. arrange bread in single layer in dishes. let soak 10 minutes. turn over; cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• 2. heat large griddle or large skillet over medium heat. working in batches, brush griddle with some butter. add soaked bread; cook until brown on bottom, about 4 minutes. turn french toast over; cook until bottoms are brown, about 4 minutes. transfer to plates. serve with additional syrup and warm berry preserves.