5 hold french Recipes

if you purchase an unsliced loaf, cut the bread into 1/2-inch-thick slices. to prevent the butter from clumping during mixing, warm the milk in a microwave or small saucepan until warm to the touch (about 80 degrees). the french toast can be cooked all at once on an electric griddle, but may take an extra 2 to 3 minutes per side. set the griddle temperature to 350 degrees and use the entire amount of butter for cooking., pecans, light brown sugar, ground cinnamon, cinnamon-raisin bread, whole milk , warmed (see note ), egg yolks, unsalted butter , melted, plus 2 tbsp for cooking, table salt, vanilla extract, dark rum, maple syrup, keys to perfect french toast, start with dry bread: drying bread in 300-degree oven before soaking and frying leads to toast that s soft, not soggy., hold the whites: using yolks, not whites , in soaking liquid cuts down on eggy flavor., soak properly : soaking bread in flat baking pan for just 20 seconds per side ensures even saturation and no sogginess

cold coffee, french vanilla non-dairy coffee creamer, chocolate syrup, vanilla ice cream or 1 cup chocolate ice cream, cream (optional)

dried tubular pasta pasta (to hold the sauce), french style green beans (drained ), waxy potatoes, pesto sauce (your own or purchased)

boneless skinless chicken breasts, french dijon mustard, garlic cloves, peeled & crushed, lemons , juice and rind of, unwaxed grated, smoked paprika, sea salt, fresh ground black pepper, olive oil, creme fraiche or 4 tbsp sour cream, tomatoes , on the vine pre cooked by roasting them in a very hot oven until charred & just holding their shape