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    SUGAR-CRUSTED FR. TOAST W/ HONEY APPLES


    Source of Recipe


    Bon Appétit

    List of Ingredients




    Poached apples
    3 cups water
    1/2 cup honey
    1/3 cup sugar
    4 3x1/2-inch strips orange peel
    4 3x1/2-inch strips lemon peel
    2 whole star anise*
    1 cinnamon stick
    1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
    3 medium apples (such as Braeburn or Golden Delicious), peeled, halved, cored

    French toast
    6 large eggs
    3 large egg yolks
    31/2 cups whole milk
    2/3 cup plus 8 tablespoons sugar
    1 tablespoon vanilla extract
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    6 4x4x1-inch slices egg bread

    6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) unsalted butter

    Recipe



    For poached apples:
    Combine first 7 ingredients in heavy large saucepan. Scrape in seeds from vanilla bean; add bean. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer 5 minutes. Add apples; cover and simmer until tender, about 12 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer apples to bowl. Boil syrup in saucepan until reduced to 1 1/4 cups, about 10 minutes. Add syrup to bowl with apples. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Bring to room temperature before using.)

    For french toast:
    Whisk eggs, yolks, milk, 2/3 cup sugar, vanilla, and salt in 15x10x2-inch baking dish. Place bread in single layer in egg mixture; spoon egg mixture over bread and let stand until soaked through, about 3 minutes.

    Melt 3 tablespoons butter in each of 2 large nonstick skillets over medium heat. Sprinkle each skillet with 2 tablespoons sugar. Add 3 bread slices to each skillet; cook until deep golden on bottom, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle top of bread slices with sugar, using 2 tablespoons for each skillet; turn slices over and cook until deep golden on bottom, about 3 minutes. Transfer French toast to plates. Place 1 apple half alongside each serving. Drizzle French toast with some of syrup from apples and serve.

    *Brown star-shaped seedpods sold at Asian markets and specialty foods stores and in the spice section of some supermarkets.


 

 

 


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