Everyday recipes
Mother's Day breakfast: French toast with warm fruit compote
Serving size: Serves 4
Cooking time: Less than 30 minutes
Special options: VegetarianCourse: Breakfast
This week we have created a selection of recipes that your children can prepare easily — with a little help from dad — so you can be pampered all day!
— Jennene
INGREDIENTS
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 tablespoons water
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Pinch ground nutmeg
3 peaches, stones removed, thickly sliced (see tip)
French toast:
3 eggs
½ cup milk
2 tablespoons icing sugar mixture
1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
20g butter
4 slices thick white bread
Vanilla yoghurt, extra icing sugar mixture, to serve
METHOD
- In a medium saucepan combine brown sugar, water and spices. Stir on low heat for 1-2 minutes, until sugar dissolves.
- Add peaches. Simmer, uncovered, 3-5 minutes until peaches just soften (see tip).
- French toast: Meanwhile, in a medium shallow bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, icing sugar and vanilla.
- Melt half the butter in a large frying pan on medium. Dip 2 slices of bread in egg mixture to coat all over. Cook 3-4 minutes each side until golden. Drain on paper towel. Repeat with remaining bread, adding more butter as needed.
- Serve french toast with warm fruit compote and vanilla yoghurt. Dust with extra icing sugar.
Top tipDrained, sliced peach halves can be used. Heat just 1 minute, to warm through.
For more wonderful recipes to cook for Mum, see this week's
Woman's Day (on sale April 27).
