French toast with currant cardamon sauce (bon

2 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
Typed by Manny Rothstein
1 cup Milk
½ cup Half and half
2 Eggs
2 tablespoons Plus 1 1/2 ts sugar
2 teaspoons Grated orange peel
½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Ground cardamom
4 1-inch-thick slices challah (egg bread) or French brd.
½ cup Red currant jelly
¼ cup Fresh orange juice
½ teaspoon (scant) ground cardamom
2 tablespoons Butter (1/4 stick)

Directions

FRENCH TOAST

CURRANT CARDAMOM SAUCE

French Toast:

Whisk first 8 ingredients in shallow dish to blend. Add bread and soak 15 minutes, turning once.

Melt butter in heavy large skillet or in 2 heavy medium skillets over medium-low heat. Add bread and cook until outside is golden brown but inside is still custardy, about 5 minutes per side. (If firmer inside is desired, cover 2 to 3 minutes per side during cooking.) Transfer to plates. Spoon sauce over.

Currant Cardamom Sauce:

Melt jelly with orange juice and cardamom in heavy small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil until syrupy, about 3 minutes.

Remove from heat and whisk in 2 tb. butter.

Source: "The Weekday Cook, Bon Appetit Fast & Easy Favorites". Pub 1989. This book is a collection of recipes taken from "The Weekday Cook" column in "Bon Appetit". The recipes were published in the months when the featured ingredients were best. This recipe is for February. Submitted By MANNY ROTHSTEIN On 06-03-95

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