Apple-walnut French Toast - Country Living Recipe
Yield: 2 servingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
1/2: 8-oz pk cream cheese,
1 tbsp: Applejack or brandy,
1 medium: Granny Smith apple, peeled,
1/8 tsp: Ground nutmeg,
-quartered, and cored
1/8 tsp: Ground cinnamon,
2/3 cup: Finely chopped walnuts,
1/8 tsp: Ground mace,
3 tbsp: Light-brown sugar,
4 3/4: -inch slices challah or,
1 1/2 tbsp: Butter,
-brioche,
5 tbsp: Plus 1/2 C sugar,
2 tsp: Lemon juice,
2 Large: eggs,
Fresh mint sprigs, opt.
1/4 cup: Heavy cream,
Directions:
1. Make cream-cheese spread: In food processor fitted with chopping
blade, process cream cheese, 2 apple quarters, 2 T walnuts, and the
brown sugar until pureed. Refrigerate until ready to use on the toast.
2. Make walnut brittle: In small sauce-pan, melt 1/2 T butter over
low heat. Stir in 2 T walnuts and 5 T sugar. Cook, stirring
constantly, until sugar carmelizes or turns golden brown-about 10
minutes. Remove from heat and immediately pour mixture onto lightly
greased baking sheet. Let cool completely. Break into pieces when
cool.
3. Make French toast: Heat oven to 350F. In medium bowl, combine
eggs, 1/2 C heavy cream, the applejack, nutmeg, cinnamon, mace, and
remaining walnuts. Soak bread in mixture, turning to coat both sides
of slices. Set aside.
4. Meanwhile, make caramel sauce: In small saucepan, over medium-low
heat, cook remaining 1/2 C sugar and the lemon juice until sugar
carmelizes or turns golden. Reduce heat to low and gradually whisk in
remaining 1/4 C heavy cream until well mixed. Keep sauce wann over
low heat.
5. In large skillet, melt 1/2 T butter; add bread slices and cook
until golden brown on both sides. Transfer slices to a baking sheet.
Cut slices in half diagonally. Divide cream-cheese spread evenly
among the slices. Bake 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese spread is
wartn. Meanwhile, thinly slice remaining apple quarters. In same
skillet, melt remaining butter and saute apple slices.
6. To serve, pour caramel sauce onto 2 plates. Place 4 half-slices
French toast diagonally on each plate and top with sauteed apple
slices. Sprinkle walnut brittle over top. Garnish plates with fresh
mint sprigs, if desired.
Nutritional information per serving-protein: 28 grams; fat: 95 grams;
carbohydrate: 176 grams, fiber: 7 grams; sodium: 936 milligrams;
cholesterol: 415 milligrams; calories: 1,636.
Country Living/Feb/93 Scanned & fixed by DP & GG
Source from luhu.jp
blade, process cream cheese, 2 apple quarters, 2 T walnuts, and the
brown sugar until pureed. Refrigerate until ready to use on the toast.
2. Make walnut brittle: In small sauce-pan, melt 1/2 T butter over
low heat. Stir in 2 T walnuts and 5 T sugar. Cook, stirring
constantly, until sugar carmelizes or turns golden brown-about 10
minutes. Remove from heat and immediately pour mixture onto lightly
greased baking sheet. Let cool completely. Break into pieces when
cool.
3. Make French toast: Heat oven to 350F. In medium bowl, combine
eggs, 1/2 C heavy cream, the applejack, nutmeg, cinnamon, mace, and
remaining walnuts. Soak bread in mixture, turning to coat both sides
of slices. Set aside.
4. Meanwhile, make caramel sauce: In small saucepan, over medium-low
heat, cook remaining 1/2 C sugar and the lemon juice until sugar
carmelizes or turns golden. Reduce heat to low and gradually whisk in
remaining 1/4 C heavy cream until well mixed. Keep sauce wann over
low heat.
5. In large skillet, melt 1/2 T butter; add bread slices and cook
until golden brown on both sides. Transfer slices to a baking sheet.
Cut slices in half diagonally. Divide cream-cheese spread evenly
among the slices. Bake 5 to 10 minutes or until cheese spread is
wartn. Meanwhile, thinly slice remaining apple quarters. In same
skillet, melt remaining butter and saute apple slices.
6. To serve, pour caramel sauce onto 2 plates. Place 4 half-slices
French toast diagonally on each plate and top with sauteed apple
slices. Sprinkle walnut brittle over top. Garnish plates with fresh
mint sprigs, if desired.
Nutritional information per serving-protein: 28 grams; fat: 95 grams;
carbohydrate: 176 grams, fiber: 7 grams; sodium: 936 milligrams;
cholesterol: 415 milligrams; calories: 1,636.
Country Living/Feb/93 Scanned & fixed by DP & GG
Source from luhu.jp