Santa Fe (Railroad) French Toast
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 6 slices firm white bread (day old, I use leftover sourdough) or 6 slices challah, 3/4 inch slices cut in half diagonally
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 4 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- vegetable oil (for frying)
-
Garnish
- confectioners' sugar
- warm maple syrup
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Position rack in middle of the oven.
- Arrange bread in a single layer in a baking dish.
- Whisk together cream, eggs and salt and pour over the bread.
- Soak bread, turning once, until most of liquid is absorbed but bread is not falling apart, about 2 minutes.
- With a slotted spatula, carefully transfer soaked bread to tray.
- Heat 1/2 inch oil in a heavy skillet over moderate heat until registers 325 degrees.
- Fry bread 3 or 4 pices at a time, turning once, until golden brown and crisp, about 2 minutes per batch, maintaining 325 degrees.
- Transfer to paper towel to drain briefly then arrange in a single lager on baking sheet.
- Once all bread is fried, bake toast until puffed, about 4 minutes.
- Dust with confectioners sugar and serve with syrup or honey.
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Reviews
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This was yummy! I never have heard of a method like this one. It worked quite well. A few pieces of the french toast did taste just a tish bit oily, but after i doused it in syrup I didn't notice, lol. I used some thick texas toast for my bread. Worked great! It was a great Sunday breakfast. Thanks for sharing!
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