French Toast with Strawberries and Hazelnuts
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}(Jane Bruce)
French toast is a classic, easy brunch dish everyone should know how to make. This recipe is jazzed up with strawberries and chopped hazelnuts.
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Servings: 8
Ingredients:
1 16-ounce box of strawberries, quartered
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}3/4 cup chopped hazelnuts
1 cup milk
5 eggs
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}1/2 tablespoon unsalted butter
1 loaf wheat bread, sliced
powdered sugar, for dusting
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Preparation:
Chop the strawberries and hazelnuts. Set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the milk and eggs. Stir in the cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined.
Melt the butter in a large skillet, coating the pan evenly.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}One at a time, cover both sides of a slice of bread with the egg-milk mixture and place it in skillet. If you can fit 2 slices in your skillet, do 2 at a time.
Cook both sides of the bread until dark brown, about 2 minutes on each side. Continue until you're out of bread.
To serve, top the toast with the strawberry and hazelnut mix, and dust with powdered sugar.