anthony myint's french toast crunch

Recipe by
LINDA BAILEY
STERLING HEIGHTS, MI

When would you serve it, besides a quiet moment alone? A weeknight dinner party. A brunch party. An afternoon snack for your children, if you don't want your children to ever eat plain toast again. Christmas morning. Valentine's Day. A birthday breakfast.

yield 4 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Broil

Ingredients For anthony myint's french toast crunch

  • 1 c
    half-and-half
  • 1 Tbsp
    sweetened condensed milk, or to taste
  • 6-8 Tbsp
    butter, softened
  • (4) 1"
    thick slices of best quality bakery white bread
  • 1/2 c
    sugar or splenda

How To Make anthony myint's french toast crunch

  • 1
    Warm half-and-half almost to a simmer. Turn off the heat and add chamomile, if using. Steep covered for 10 minutes,then strain. Sweeten with condensed milk to taste. Spread 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons of butter on one side of each slice of bread. (It's okay. This is dessert.)
  • 2
    Toast,bake,or broil the buttered bread on both sides (starting buttered side up) until the edges are lightly browned. Dip the buttered side of each piece of toast in sugar,then sprinkle on a bit more to coat evenly. Broil the toast again,sugared side up, just till well-browned and crackly. Don't walk away. Alternately,torch the sugared toast on a metal rack set over a pan. .
  • 3
    Keep the torch nozzle 2 to 3 inches from the toast and move it across the surface of the bread. Tip your pan to coax melted sugar toward unmelted sugar. Avoid torching the edges because unsugared bread can ignite. Serve brûléed toast in a hefty puddle of sweet milk.
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