Grilled French Toast
When was the last time you fired up your grill before noon? OK, maybe you were tailgating or you had a very late night, but you know what I mean. We often don’t think about grilling anything that we normally eat for breakfast. Some time ago, I was at a friends house and he was a huge breakfast guy. He was one of those guys that could eat breakfast anytime of the day. We thought about going out to eat, but didn’t feel like dealing with the crowds. That’s when I had a brain-storm.
I told him I would cook breakfast and I was going to do it on the grill. I started to think about what I could create that was quick and easy and also come out really good. I decided to grill some french toast. I had never done this before, but to me it made perfect sense. I told him about my plan for breakfast and he looked at me like I was crazy.
I started with some raisin bread that I found in his bread box on the counter. I then placed 4 eggs in a bowl with 1 cup of milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon honey, 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 3 tablespoons brown sugar. I whipped all of the ingredients together and set aside.
My next step was to get the grill going. I knew I needed to keep the grill on a medium/low temperature as to not burn my toast. I got the coals good and hot. I came back into the kitchen and started to dredge my bread into my batter. I wanted to make sure the bread was thick enough to grill so I doubled it up. I placed two pieces of bread together and soaked them into the egg-wash.
Once the bread was wet, I placed all of my double bread pieces on a sheet pan and went to my grill. I placed the toast on the grill and lightly grilled each stack. The aroma from the grill smelled like a french bakery, but better. My friend peeked out and admitted that this experiment might just work. I grilled my bread for about 3 minutes on both sides and removed the toast from the grill to finish in the oven.
I placed the toast into the oven for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. This allowed the bread to fluff up and create a custard inside the two pieces. I removed the toast from the oven and topped the toast with apple maple syrup. I simply added cup apple juice to some maple syrup and reduced it on the stove for 5 minutes. The grilled flavor of the bread and the added bite of the raisins was awesome. Any type of bread will work, sourdough, french, or regular white.
I hope you get a chance to try this great recipe soon, it is one that I’m sure the whole family will enjoy.
Eat Well!
Chef Brian
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In 1995 Chef studied abroad in Italy and received his master culinary certificate in Italian find dining cuisine. His latest passion is the art of grilling, smoking and anything BBQ.
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How to Make French Fries
Wash several potatoes thoroughly and remove the skin. Cut the potatoes into fries with a knife or French fry cutter. If you use a knife, you can cut them into wedges or square stripes like traditional fries. French fry cutters cut the French fries into square stripes, but you may be able to change the size with different cutting plates.
Spray a baking sheet lightly with cooking spray. Lay the homemade French fries out onto the baking sheet in a single layer. Lightly spray the tops of the French fries with cooking spray. You can sprinkle salt or any other desired spice on at this time, or wait until you are done cooking the French fries.
Cook the French fries in a 350 degree oven until they are done. You will know the homemade French fries are done when they are soft and golden brown. Remove the French fries from the oven. Sprinkle the seasoning on if you haven’t already.
You can make French fries with a variety of seasonings. Some of the spices you could add are chili powder, parmesan cheese, powdered soup mix, italian seasoning, taco seasoning, cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic salt, onion powder and pepper. You can dip your French fries in ketchup, ranch dressing or other French fry dip. You can top your homemade French fries with grated cheese, chives and bacon bits to make a meal.
You can also make French fries out of sweet potatoes. Sprinkle the cooked sweet potato fries with sugar and cinnamon or brown sugar to make a sweet snack.
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A Family Man?s Guide to Cooking & Grilling: French Toast
It’s breakfast time on Saturday morning, and kids are bouncing off the walls. Here’s a simple French toast recipe I learned from a cook who used to work for me, when I managed a food service operation.
1. Ingredients:
-Bread: Since we try to keep our family healthy, I use whole wheat bread, but you can use what you want. I plan on about 2-3 slices per kid.
-Eggs: I never use egg beaters, or any of that stuff.
-Milk: You can use whole, skim, or 1-2%. Our family uses 1%, and it’s been fine.
-Cinnamon: You’ll need lots of it
-Nutmeg: This too
-Vanilla extract:
-Powdered sugar
-Pam or other cooking spray
-Syrup or honey
2. Heat your pan on medium. I use a cast-iron pan, because once it’s nice & warm, I don’t need to keep spraying it with Pam. No secret here, but you want to make sure that your cookware is waiting for you—not the other way around. Also, make sure it’s not set too high or you’ll burn your food.
3. Mixing ingredients. Over the years, I’ve had to experiment, but have found that for every 5 slices of bread, I need one egg. So, I’ll use the one-egg ratio below, which should be enough to amply coat 5 slices of bread. You can multiply this ratio for how many slices of bread you need to cook.
One egg
¼ cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp cinnamon (estimate)
1 tsp nutmeg (estimate)
1 tsp powdered sugar
4. Mix the ingredients in the bowl & beat the snot out of them. In my opinion, you cannot beat the egg enough, to make it fluffy enough for your French toast. Also, look at the mixture—my source taught me that the batter should be almost brown with the cinnamon & nutmeg. If it’s still light yellow, add more to it, until it looks thick—don’t worry, by the time you put it on your plate, what color the batter was won’t matter to your kids.
5. Dipping. Make sure you dip just enough to coat the bread on both sides, but not so much that it’s soaked. If you dip too much, you’ll have raw egg on the inside, or it’ll have too much cooked egg on it. The whole goal of the egg is to get as much sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg on your toast. You also don’t want to sell yourself short, or else you’ll end up pan-frying a piece of bread. You’ll want to dip only the bread that you’re going to be putting on the pan. Don’t dip everything & have it waiting to cook.
6. Cooking. By this time, (3-5 minutes), your pan should be nice and hot (not too hot). To test, take a drop of water or two and splash it on the pan. It should dance nicely, but not too much (this is a skill that you develop over time). Lightly spray the pan with your cooking spray (you can take it off the stove top to do this). Dip your first slice of bread (both sides), and put it on the pan. I always use my first piece to gauge whether it’s too hot or cold. Adjust your temperature accordingly, but it should not take more than 2-3 minutes for the first side, and another 1 minute for the other side. Remember, you’re cooking a light layer of fluffy egg batter, so you don’t need to cook any more—if you find that you’re doing so, make sure you’re not over-dipping the batter.
7. Once you’ve got it going, keep on truckin. After my first slice, I usually find that it takes about 10 minutes (two slices at a time) for me to cook enough for the family. I keep a platter in the oven, set on the lowest temp, to hold my outgoing slices. That way, if I’ve under cooked a slice, it’ll be fine by the time I serve it. If the slices are properly cooked, they’ll just stay nice and warm. When ready, bring the plate out to your family, and serve with a lot of butter, syrup (or powdered sugar, fruit, or honey). Master this one guys, and Mama will never cook on weekends again!
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