This recipe is from a French toast cookbook that I bought in Paris. I can guarantee you have never tried this exact recipe because I translated, converted, and adapted it myself. Its easy and fun to make, and tastes amazing. So enjoy!
Banana Flambée French Toast
Ingredients:
4 slices of your choice of bread (if your bread is thinner, you can probably get more like 10-12)
2 large bananas, or 4 small
2 eggs
1 3/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp cinnamon
dash of nutmeg
4 Tbsp butter
3 Tbsp powdered sugar
1/2 Tbsp Rum extract
2 Tbsp lemon juice
Directions:
1. Peel the bananas and cut them in half lengthwise, then in half widthwise. (see image above)
2. Melt 2 Tbsp of the butter and cook the banana slices on medium heat for 5 minutes or until golden brown on both sides. Add the lemon juice, powdered sugar, and rum extract. Mix and cook for another minute. Transfer the bananas to a bowl and cover to keep warm. Add the rest of the butter to the pan and heat.
3. Beat the eggs with the milk, add the cinnamon and nutmeg. Dip the slices of bread into the egg mixture. Roast them in the pan with the hot butter.
4. Garnish with banana slices and serve with maple syrup and powdered sugar.
*Tip: if your bread is fresh, put it in the toaster on the lowest setting to dry it out a little bit before dipping it in the egg and milk mixture. If the bread is too soft, your French toast will be soggy. In French, the term for French toast, "pain perdu," literally means 'lost bread' because the French would make it as a way to save stale bread.
xo Heather
yuuuum!!
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