My Recipe Box - Apple Cinnamon French Toast

 December 2024

Why have I never made this before? 

I had apples wasting away and some slices of stale sourdough bread so this became lunch.

Ingredients

2 medium apples - peeled and sliced 

¾ cup brown sugar

4 tablespoons (56 g) butter

½ teaspoon vanilla - divided

1 teaspoon cinnamon - divided

6-8 slices white bread - we like sourdough

2 eggs - lightly beaten

½ cup milk

1/3 cup - flour optional

optional: powdered sugar

Instructions

Add apple slices, brown sugar, and butter in a medium sauce pan. Cook over medium high heat until brown sugar has dissolved and butter has melted. Add 1/4 teaspoon vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and reduce heat to simmer. Cook 6-8 minutes longer. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly and thicken while you prepare toast.

In a large, wide bowl whisk together eggs, vanilla, milk, and cinnamon. Stir in flour and whisk until smooth. Completely submerge one slice of bread in the mixture, careful to coat both sides. Lift the bread out of the liquid and allow to drip off excess.

 Cook toast in a large pan over medium heat 1-2 minutes until lightly browned, then flip and cook other side 1-2 minutes. Repeat with remaining bread slices. Generously top toasts with apple-cinnamon mixture. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.