French toast with apples
French toast transfigured into a sumptuous dessert
Ingredients
for caramel sauce
- 50g butter
- 60g sugar
- 3 tbsp whipping cream
for the batter
- 2 egg yolks
- 60g sugar
- 3 tbsp whipping cream
for the apples
- 4 apples
- 30g butter
for the toast
- 1 baguette
- 30g butter
Method
First make the sauce
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Step 1
Melt the butter and sugar until golden brown, add the cream carefully and stir well, keep warm.
For the batter
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Step 1
Mix together the batter ingredients and set aside.
For the apples
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Step 1
Peel, half and core the apples. Cut into wedges, lightly colour in 30g of butter in a small frying pan. Do not cook through but transfer to the caramel sauce and finish cooking until tender.
For the toast
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Step 1
Cut the baguette into 4 thick slices on the diagonal (can be a bit stale). Soak the bread slices in the batter mixture and then fry over a fairly high heat in 30g of butter until golden on both sides. Place the toast on a plate with the apples on top and drizzle over the caramel sauce.
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Step 2
Great with custard, cream or both.