French Toast with Maple-Apple Compote

(from desert.rose32’s recipe box)

Categories: breakfast

Ingredients

  • Compote:
  • Cooking spray
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 3 cups sliced peeled Pink Lady apples (about 1 1/2 pounds)
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • French toast:
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • 12 (1-ounce) slices challah bread/Hawaiian bread
  • 4 teaspoons butter
  • Powdered sugar (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 250°. Place wire rack on a baking sheet and place in oven.

  2. To prepare compote, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray; melt 1 tablespoon butter in pan. Add apples to pan; sauté 8 minutes or until tender. Stir in maple syrup and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Keep warm.

  3. To prepare French toast, combine granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Add milk, vanilla, salt, and eggs; whisk until well blended. Working with 1 bread slice at a time, place bread slice into milk mixture, turning gently to coat both sides.

  4. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in pan. Add 3 coated bread slices; cook 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Place on rack in oven to keep warm. Repeat procedure three times with cooking spray, remaining 3 teaspoons butter, and remaining 9 coated bread slices. Serve French toast with compote. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.

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