Vanilla French Toast With Peaches and Apple Butter

Name: Vanilla French Toast With Peaches and Apple Butter
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/2 vanilla bean, split lengthwise, divided; 6 large eggs; 1/2 cup whipping cream; 2 teaspoons packed golden brown sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 lb loaf brioche bread or 1 lb egg bread, ends trimmed, cut crosswise into 12 slices; 3/4 cup apple butter; 4 large peaches, halved, pitted, cut into 1/3-inch thick slices, divided; warm pure maple syrup; powdered sugar, for sprinkling (optional); whipped cream (optional)

Submitted by swissms

"From the Park Hyatt Los Angeles. Published in Bon Appetit, July 2007."

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Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 14
Serves:: 6

ingredients

Vanilla Butter
¹⁄₂ cup butter, room temperature
¹⁄₂ teaspoon vanilla extract
¹⁄₂ vanilla bean, split lengthwise, divided
French Toast
6 large eggs
¹⁄₂ cup whipping cream
2 teaspoons packed golden brown sugar
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 lb loaf brioche bread or 1 lb egg bread, ends trimmed, cut crosswise into 12 slices
³⁄₄ cup apple butter
4 large peaches, halved, pitted, cut into 1/3-inch thick slices, divided
Toppings
warm pure maple syrup
powdered sugar, for sprinkling (optional)
whipped cream (optional)

directions

Vanilla Butter:.
Place butter and vanilla extract in small bowl. Scrape seeds from one vanilla bean piece. Whisk to blend. (Can be made up to 1 week ahead. Cover and refrigerate.).
French Toast:.
Place eggs and next 4 ingredients in large bowl. Scrape in seeds from remaining vanilla bean piece. Whisk batter to blend.
Place bread slices on work surface; spread with apple butter. Reserve 1/4 of peach slices for garnish. Arrange remaining peach slices over 6 bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices, apple butter side down.
Melt 2 tablespoons vanilla butter in heavy large skillet. Transfer 3 sandwiches to skillet. Cook until brown and cooked through, about 5 minutes per slide. Transfer to plates. Repeat with remaining 3 sandwiches.
Spread thin layer of remaining vanilla butter over each sandwich; cut in half diagonally. Drizzle with warm maple syrup. Scatter reserved peach slices over; sprinkle with powdered sugar and top with whipped cream if desired.

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I'm very partial to recipes like these, whether jazzed up French toast or bread puddings that are a cut above the rest! This recipe is definitely that & not at all difficult to put together, either! A winning recipe that I'll be happy to make again, whether for company of just for ourselves! Thanks for posting it! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

Sydney Mike
This is the absolute best french toast recipe I have ever encountered. If someone is lucky enought to have you make it for them for breakfast, it is pretty much guaranteed that they will fall inlove with you!

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swissms

I love cooking for family and friends. I especially enjoy baking...it is like combining art and science to create something extraordinary. I am most known for making desserts like Recipe #336060. My pet peeve: when people sign-up to bring dessert to a pot-luck or dinner party and they bring something pre-made from the store. My friends and family now know to always let me bring the dessert. :) I enjoy traveling and believe that one of the best ways to experience a culture is through food. I have lived in Germany, Spain and Switzerland, and currently live in the US. My rating system: 5 stars - Excellent! Delicious! Could not be better...will make often. 4 stars - Very good! May tweak slightly. 3 stars - Good base recipe. Will need to tweak. 2 stars - Ok. Will keep looking. Cooking Contests & Games: <img src=http://www.recipezaar.com/members/home/590105/hcabc.jpg> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/annacia/Permanent%20Banners/snow-queens-sm.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <img src="http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj81/HokiesLady65/Banners/ST_AMBADGE.jpg"> <img src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a132/tgifford/Game%20Room%20Banners/AM%20Banners/holidaybadge.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i147.photobucket.com/albums/r317/j_welcome/pics2/food/PRMRcopy.jpg"> <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/Animation6.gif"> <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg"> <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v726/annacia/Permanent%20Banners/cc-banner-7-09.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Participation.jpg"> <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg">

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