Recipe for cooking french toast with brandied lemon butter

Breakfast Recipes :: Waffles, Pancakes and French Toast

French Toast with Brandied Lemon Butter

Posted by Chyrel at recipegoldmine.com 1/24/2002 11:03 pm

(6 servings)

4 eggs
2 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. whole milk
1/4 tsp. vanilla extract or flavoring
12 thick slices of bread that have been
    cut and left out overnight to dry out
Butter
Powdered sugar, optional

Brandied Lemon Butter
1/2 c. butter
1 c. sugar
Juice of 2 lemons
4 tsp. grated lemon rind
3 oz. Brandy or rum

In a shallow dish, beat eggs, sugar, salt, milk and vanilla extract or flavoring. Soak bread in the mixture. Heat butter over med. high heat and cook each slice until slightly brown on each side. Serve with maple syrup or brandied lemon butter and lemon slices. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.

Brandied Lemon Butter: Melt butter over low heat. Spoon off any foam that forms. Pour into a dish, leaving behind any sediment in the pan. Wash pan, pour in the clarified butter and sugar. Stir constantly until sugar dissolves. Add rind, juice and brandy and stir until smooth. Pour over hot French toast.