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12/16/2009

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French Toast with Bananas Foster Syrup

bullet4 slices French bread, about 1" thick
bullet4 eggs
bullet1 ½ cups milk
bullet2 Tablespoons Sugar
bullet1 teaspoon vanilla
bullet½ teaspoon kosher salt
bullet1 Tablespoon vegetable oil

Whisk together the eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla, and salt. Soak the bread for 1 ½ minutes per side. Sauté bread in vegetable oil in oven proof skillet until one side is golden brown (about 3 minutes). Flip the bread over and immediately put the skillet into a 375 oven and bake for 10 minutes. While it is in the oven, make the syrup.

Bananas Foster Syrup

In a large Windsor pot, stir together 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, ½ cup brown sugar, ½ cup maple syrup, 1 tablespoon dark rum, and ¼ teaspoon cinnamon. When the mixture is "syrupy" add 1 ½ cups pineapple chunks and 1 ½ cups bananas sliced into ½" thick slices.

Toss fruit in syrup until just heated. Place the French toast on plates, spoon the mixture over it, and top with toasted pecans or walnuts.

NOTE: This is in the Jan /Feb 2001 issue of Cuisine. It is as stated for two people. The soaking mixture could handle 8-10 pieces of bread, easily. I used six and still had plenty. The Bananas Foster recipe made a HUGE amount and next time I will halve both for the two of us. Also, use a non-stick skillet to do this. I did use the oil but the bread stuck to the bottom of the skillet when I turned it. It was still very good, just not pretty and brown!