Surreys Cafe Bananas Foster French Toast Recipes

SURREY'S CAFE - BANANAS FOSTER FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Bananas foster mix: Add all ingredients except 1 banana and thoroughly mix with the hand held blender until it is well combined and uniform.
• Batter: Whip eggs and sugar with a whisk. Add vanilla and whisk until sugar has completely dissolved. Continue to whisk while adding the half-and-half.
• Sauce: In a hot pot over medium heat, melt butter and brown sugar with the vanilla. Wait until butter is completely melted. Remove pan from the heat, add the rum and ignite with a long kitchen match. When the flames die down, add the cream immediately and whisk vigorously until sauce is completely smooth.
• Assembly: Heat some oil in a large saute pan. Stuff 4 quarters of hinged French bread, with the reserved sliced banana, and top with the cream cheese stuffing. Slice the 4 portions of filled bread into 4 diagonal pieces, dip into the batter and pan-fry on all sides until golden brown. Pour the warm rum sauce on a plate. Place the golden pieces of toast on top and garnish with powered sugar.

BANANAS FOSTER FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375*, slice bread.
• For batter, whisk eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and salt.
• Pour into a shallow dish-one that can hold 4 slices, like a casserole.
• Soak bread in batter 1-1 1/2 minutes.
• Then flip slices over and soak 1-1 1/2 minutes more.
• Now, heat an ovenproof skillet over medium heat
• Add oil to the skillet, then add the soaked bread slices.
• Saute on one side until golden brown (about 2-3 minutes).
• Flip the bread over, immediately transfer the skillet to the oven, and bake for 10 minutes.
• The toast will puff up-like a souffle.
• While the French toast is in the oven, make the quick Bananas Foster Syrup.
• Bananas Foster Syrup-----------------.
• In a large saute pan over medium heat, stir together butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, dark rum and cinnamon.
• When Mixture is Syrupy, toss fruit in syrup just till heated through, 1 minute.
• Spoon over French toast and garnish with pecans.

BANANAS FOSTER BAKED FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Place butter in a microwave-safe bowl; microwave, covered, until melted, 30-45 seconds. Stir in brown sugar, cream, cinnamon, allspice and, if desired, pecans. Add bananas; toss gently to coat., Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Arrange bread over top, trimming to fit as necessary., Place remaining ingredients in a blender; process just until blended. Pour over bread. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight., Preheat oven to 375°. Remove French toast from refrigerator while oven heats. Bake, uncovered, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Let stand 5-10 minutes. Invert to serve.

BANANAS FOSTER FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, whisk together eggs, cream, and cinnamon. In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Dip 4 croissant halves in egg mixture to coat both sides. Using a fork, remove croissants from egg mixture, letting excess mixture drip off. Place croissant halves in hot skillet. Cook 2 to 3 minutes per side or until lightly browned. Repeat procedure with remaining butter and croissant halves. Set aside and keep warm.
• In a large skillet, combine corn syrup, brown sugar, maple syrup and pecans. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat, and simmer for 2 minutes. Add banana halves and rum extract. Coat with the syrup mixture, and simmer 1 minute. Spoon over French toast. Serve immediately.

BANANAS FOSTER FRENCH TOAST WITH WHIPPED CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• For the whipped cream cheese: Put the cream cheese, vanilla and orange zest in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whip attachment and whip until light and fluffy. Add the cold heavy cream and whip until soft peaks form. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• For the french toast: Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F. Whisk together the sugar and eggs until smooth. Whisk in the milk, cream, cinnamon and vanilla until combined.
• Make the French toast in 2 batches. Heat 2 tablespoons each of the butter and oil in a large saute pan over medium heat until the butter is melted and the oil begins to shimmer.
• Place 4 slices of the bread in the custard mixture and let sit on both sides until soaked through. Remove with a slotted spatula to allow the excess custard to run off. Cook until the toast is golden brown on both sides and cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.
• Transfer the French toast to a baking rack set over a baking sheet and keep warm in the oven while you cook the second batch with the remaining butter, oil and bread. Keep French toast warm until ready to serve.
• For the banana foster topping: Heat the butter in a large saute pan over high heat until it begins to sizzle. Whisk in the brown sugar and cinnamon and cook until the sugar has melted and the mixture has thickened slightly.
• Add the bananas and cook until slightly softened. Remove from the heat and add the rum and banana liqueur. Return to the heat and cook until the alcohol has burned off.
• Serve 2 slices of toast per person, topped with some of the bananas and their syrup, a dollop of the whipped cream cheese, some fresh berries, and sprinkling of confectioners' sugar, if using. Garnish with mint.

SURREY'S CAFE - BANANAS FOSTER FRENCH TOAST RECIPE

Steps:

• In a hot pot over medium heat, melt butter and brown sugar with the vanilla. Wait until butter is completely melted. Remove pan from the heat, add the rum and ignite with a long kitchen match. When the flames die down, add the cream immediately and whisk vigorously until sauce is completely smooth. Assembly: Heat some oil in a large saute pan. Stuff 4 quarters of hinged French bread, with the reserved sliced banana, and top with the cream cheese stuffing. Slice the 4 portions of filled bread into 4 diagonal pieces, dip into the batter and pan-fry on all sides until golden brown. Pour the warm rum sauce on a plate. Place the golden pieces of toast on top and garnish with powered sugar. This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results

PAULA DEEN: BANANAS FOSTER FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, and cinnamon.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Coat 4 of the croissant halves in the egg mixture, allowing the excess to drip back into the bowl.
• Place the croissant halves in the skillet and cook for 2 to 3 minutes per side, until lightly browned.
• Transfer them to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm. Repeat, using remaining croissant halves and butter.
• Add the maple syrup, corn syrup, and brown sugar to the skillet.
• Bring to a boil, stirring, over medium-high heat.
• Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 2 minutes.
• Add the banana quarters, turning to coat with the syrup, and the pecans, and simmer for 1 minute.
• Stir in the rum extract.
• Spoon the sauce over the croissants and serve immediately.