Sleep Over Strawbrerry French Toast

Strawberry French Toast

Is there anything that screams summer more like a good old fashioned strawberry french toast breakfast after a hard rain the night before that shook the house and kept the dogs howling to the wee hours?  I love to make mine with Brioche bread, which I purchase when I'm at the City market in downtown Kansas City, but unfortunately on this day, I did not have any on hand.  So, if this ever happens to you, may I suggest rather than going without a scrumptious piece of strawberry French toast, just use whatever you have.  It will turn out perfect!!!

Serves: 4    Prep time: 5 minutes   Cook time: 5 minutes  Level of difficulty: Silly simple

Ingredients:

Splash of half and half

4 tablespoons of butter

1 Tablespoon vanilla

2 eggs

Zest of an orange or cutie

1 tsp. cinnamon

Bread (whatever you usually like)

opt.  pinch of nutmeg

opt.  pinch of cloves


Crack your eggs into a large bowl and whisk gently until combined. Then, add your half and half, vanilla, zest from your orange, nutmeg, and cloves, if you are using the optional ingredients.  Whisk again gently until combined. :)

Dip your choice bread into your egg mixture...

Place your toast carefully, without crowding the bread slices, into a hot cast iron skillet. If your lucky enough to have a cast iron, melt butter in the cast iron before adding slices.  Brown slices on both sides on medium heat.  This will take about 2 to 3 minutes on each side.

While my French toast is working on perfection, I use this time to pour some syrup into a heat-proof container and I heat it up some syrup in the microwave :) It's the extra touches that make good into GREAT!!!

Place a few sliced strawberries on top of your toast. Then, add a little dollop of whip cream, a shake or two of powered sugar, and the Pie'ce de re'sistance .Wait for it........NOW, pour your piping hot pure- grade B maple syrup over the top and watch the faces of all those who partake light up like a Christmas tree in Central Park on Thanksgiving day :)

Here is my son, Wade, my daughter's husband, enjoying the labor of love :)

Isaiah 40:31, " But they who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagle's; They shall run and not be weary; They shall walk and not faint."