Vanilla Maple French Toast With Warm Berry Preserves Recipes

VANILLA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Melt butter in skillet over medium-high heat. Dip bread slices in egg mixture and brown each side in skillet. Serve with maple syrup.
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WARM BERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• Mix all frozen berries, jelly, and sugar in large nonstick skillet. Let stand until berries thaw and mixture is juicy, stirring occasionally and breaking strawberries into smaller pieces with spoon, about 2 hours.
• Boil until mixture thickens but is still chunky, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes. (Can be prepared 3 days ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring frequently.)

VANILLA-MAPLE FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• 1. whisk eggs in medium bowl to blend. gradually whisk in milk. add 1/3 cup maple syrup, sugar, vanilla and salt; whisk to blend. divide custard between two 13x9x2-inch glass baking dishes. arrange bread in single layer in dishes. let soak 10 minutes. turn over; cover, and refrigerate overnight.
• 2. heat large griddle or large skillet over medium heat. working in batches, brush griddle with some butter. add soaked bread; cook until brown on bottom, about 4 minutes. turn french toast over; cook until bottoms are brown, about 4 minutes. transfer to plates. serve with additional syrup and warm berry preserves.