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Banana Bread French Toast

Source of Recipe


From "Esquire: Eat Like a Man"



List of Ingredients



• -- French Toast --
  
• 2 large eggs
  
• 1 Tbsp milk
  
• Pinch ground cinnamon
  
• ¼ Tbsp unsalted butter
  
• 2 thick slices (1 to 1½-inch thick) banana bread (preferably day-old, or dried out really well)
  
• .
  
• -- Toppings --
  
• Maple syrup, as much as you deem a glorious excess
  
• ½ vanilla bean, split and scraped
  
• 2 to 3 Tbsp sour cream
  
• ½ tsp grated lemon zest
  






Instructions



1. In a bowl, beat the eggs, milk, and cinnamon until well combined. Thoroughly coat the slices of bread with the egg mixture, turning to coat all sides and allowing any excess to drip off. There's no need to let the bread soak, as this recipe is all about instant gratification.
   
   
2. In a large nonstick or cast-iron skillet, melt the butter over medium to medium-high heat, until barely foamy. Cook for about 2 minutes on each side.
   
   
3. For the toppings:
   While the French toast is in the skillet, warm the maple syrup and the vanilla bean -- both the seeds and the pod -- in a small saucepan over medium-low heat for a few minutes. Remove and discard the pod. Then whip the lemon zest and sour cream until thick -- really thick -- so the cream won't just melt into the hot French toast upon contact.
   Stack the French toast on a plate, and smother it with the maple syrup, allowing the syrup to drip down the sides of the stack. Glop a big spoonful of lemon sour cream on top. Grab your fork.
   
   Serves 1