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3 January 11

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Cinnamon French toast bites
Sometimes the best culinary ideas happen by accident. Say you have some leftover, stale, bite-sized squares of a country loaf (which you served on New Year’s with the cheese fondue) and you are about to throw them out, when you have the brainwave to add them to a mixture of an egg or two and a dash of milk, turning them around till the liquid is all absorbed. Add a dollop of butter into a pan, and when it just starts to sizzle add the the bread pieces and fry till golden on all sides. Add a sprinkle of cinnamon and sea salt and turn in the heat for another minute before piling onto a plate and serving with a drizzle of maple syrup.
It’s as if you’ve taken the best bit of the French toast (those crispy, golden edges) and made this breakfast all about that.
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Cinnamon French toast bites

Sometimes the best culinary ideas happen by accident. Say you have some leftover, stale, bite-sized squares of a country loaf (which you served on New Year’s with the cheese fondue) and you are about to throw them out, when you have the brainwave to add them to a mixture of an egg or two and a dash of milk, turning them around till the liquid is all absorbed. Add a dollop of butter into a pan, and when it just starts to sizzle add the the bread pieces and fry till golden on all sides. Add a sprinkle of cinnamon and sea salt and turn in the heat for another minute before piling onto a plate and serving with a drizzle of maple syrup.

It’s as if you’ve taken the best bit of the French toast (those crispy, golden edges) and made this breakfast all about that.

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25 June 10

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Baked French Toast

This is fab for those not so keen on cooking first thing on a lazy weekend morning. Everything is prepared the night before and then popped into the oven straight from the fridge the next morning.

Cut thick (1-inch) diagonal slices into a soft-crust loaf of bread (it can be anywhere between fresh and stale) - around 10 slices. Generously butter a baking dish and one side of each slice and place in the baking dish ((one which fits the slices very snuggly - squeezed together if necessary). Whisk together 3 large eggs and 300ml milk and 1/4 tsp salt and pour over the bread. Chill, covered between 1 and 24hrs (till all the liquid is absorbed).

Take out of the fridge, sprinkle with sugar and bake at 175c till the top is golden (20-25 min). Serve with maple syrup (of course).

You can of course pan fry the slices in a little butter and vegetable oil instead if you can’t be bothered with the oven.

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