Baked French Toast
French toast and orange muffins are two of the favorite foods at Prairie Path Bed & Breakfast. This variation of typical French Toast is simple to make and the homemade syrup is delicious.
4 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
12 slices day old French bread (1/2 inch thick)
1 1/4 cups crushed corn flakes
1 to 2 tablespoons butter
Syrup:
1 1/2 cups sugar
2/3 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup water
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon butter extract
One 5-oz can evaporated milk
- In a shallow pan, combine eggs, milk, vanilla and salt.
- Add bread and soak for 5 minutes, turning once to coat.
- Coat each slice with cornflake crumbs.
- Place on a well-greased baking sheet and dot each slice with butter.
- Bake at 450 for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Combine sugar, corn syrup, water and cinnamon in a saucepan.
- Bring to boil; boil, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in evaporated milk and flavorings.
Serve warm over French toast. Yield: 6-8 servings
Apple and Sausage Oven Pancake
courtesty of Time Out Bed & Breakfast
1 medium apple, thinly sliced
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup maple flavored syrup
1 pound bulk pork sausage
1 cup Original Bisquick
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup milk
1 egg
Additional maple-flavored syrup, optional
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread apples evenly over bottom of ungreased 9x9" pan. Heat 1/2 cup brown sugar, butter or margarine and syrup in 1-quart saucepan over low heat stirring occasionally until melted. Pour syrup over apples. Cook sausage in 10 inch skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally until no longer pink; drain. Sprinkle sausage evenly over apple-syrup mixture. Stir remaining ingredients except additional syrup until blended. Carefully pour over sausage.
Bake uncovered 30-35 mins or until top springs back when touched in center. Cut into 3 inch squares; turn each square upside down onto plate. Serve immediately with additional syrup if desired.
Innkeepers Note: The sausage and apples can be prepared and refrigerated the night before serving. If using this option, the baking time will increase.
Fruit Cup
courtesy of The Queen Marie Victorian Bed & Breakfast
1 3-oz. package lemon jello 1 cup boiling water
1 6-oz. can frozen orange juice
1 can pineapple chunks
1 can Mandarin oranges
1 10-oz. box frozen strawberries (thawed)
Sliced bananas
In a large bowl, dissolve jello in boiling water. Stir in frozen orange juice until melted. Stir in pineapple, Mandarin oranges and strawberries. Refrigerate overnight. Add bananas just before serving.
Amaretto Chocolate Torte
courtesy of Hannah Marie Country Inn
12 oz. semi-sweet chocolate
1/2 pound butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons ground almonds
2 tablespoons amaretto
6 large eggs
Prepare pan: Grease bottom of a 9" spring form pan. Line bottom of pan with waxed paper. Wrap aluminum foil around bottom and sides of pan. Distribute ground almonds evenly on the bottom of pan.
Prepare torte: In the top of a double boiler placed over simmering water, combine butter and chocolate. Heat, stirring occasionally until melted and smooth. In a small bowl, mix sugar and cocoa together. Add to hot mixture. Stir till smooth. Set aside.
Beat eggs in a large electric mixer bowl set over simmering water. When eggs are warm, mix in the amaretto. Take off the heat and whip until soft peaks form, approximately 5 minutes.
Fold half of the egg mixture into the chocolate mixture. When eggs are well incorporated, fold in remaining whipped eggs.
Pour into the prepared pan. Set pan into larger pan and fill the larger pan with hot water 1/2 way up the side.
Bake 5 minutes at 425 F. Then, loosely cover with buttered foil and bake 10 minutes more. Cake will be soft, do not over bake. Place on a rack to cool. Cover with plastic film and refrigerate.
To serve, place a small wedge on a pool of pureed berries. Dust with powdered sugar. Enjoy!
Yield: 12 servings
Note: if serving directly from the refrigerator, warm in a microwave just a bit at full power 10 seconds.