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RECIPE: Pumpkin-Apple French Toast

October 27, 2015 at 3:43 pm · Filed under Breakfast & Brunch, Halloween & Fall, Recipes, Thanksgiving & Fall

For seasonal brunching, we like this Pumpkin-Apple French Toast by Serena Wolf of the blog Domesticate-Me, sent to us by grocery delivery service Peapod.com.

Prep time is 10 minutes, cook time is 15 minutes.

This recipe works best with slightly stale (day-old) bread.For a richer French toast, replace half of the milk with half-and-half. If you don’t want to use butter, substitute coconut milk.

RECIPE: PUMPKIN-APPLE FRENCH TOAST

Ingredients For 4 Servings

For The French Toast

3 large eggs

1/2 cup pure pumpkin purée (unseasoned)

1 cup milk (substitute unsweetened almond milk)

2 tablespoons light brown sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground ginger

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt

4 1¼-inch slices brioche or challah

Butter for frying

Pumpkin French toast topped with sautéed cinnamon apples. Photo courtesy Domesticate Me | Peapod.

For The Apple Topping

1 tablespoon or butter

3 apples (Granny Smith, Honeycrisp or mix), peeled and diced into ½-inch cubes

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 pinch salt

3 tablespoons maple syrup

A Honeycrisp apple. Photo courtesy Rainier Fruit.

Preparation

1. COOK the apples. Heat the butter in a medium sauté pan over medium heat. When hot, add the apples, cinnamon and a pinch of salt. Cook for 5-6 minutes until tender, and then stir in the maple syrup. Cook for 1 minute. Cover and keep warm until ready to serve. (If you prefer very soft apples, cook them for 10-12 minutes before adding the maple syrup.)

2. WHISK together the eggs, pumpkin purée, milk, brown sugar, vanilla extract and spices in a large baking dish (at least 9”x13”).

3. PLACE the slices of bread in the custard mixture and let soak for 5 minutes, turning over the slices halfway through, until most of the liquid has been absorbed into the bread. Gently press on the bread a few times during the soaking process to help it absorb the custard. Meanwhile…

4. HEAT a griddle or large skillet over medium heat. Add a butter to the griddle/skillet. When melted, carefully remove the bread from the custard and place on the griddle/skillet. You’ll probably need to do this in two batches. Cook for about 3 minutes until golden brown. Add another bit of butter, flip the French toast, and cook for another 3 minutes or until golden brown.

5. TRANSFER the French toast to plates and top with the warm apples. Serve with a pitcher of maple syrup on the side.

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