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Three toppings, grilled figs, and Tennessee bacon make this buttery French toast worth rising for on Christmas morning. Ingredients:
1/4 cup dried cherries or currants |
1/4 cup apple cider |
1 tablespoon bourbon (optional) |
1 medium orange |
1 cup milk |
1/2 cup butter |
pinch of saffron |
1 package active dry yeast |
1/4 cup warm water (105° to 115°) |
4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1 tablespoon salt |
1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar |
3 large eggs, lightly beaten |
french toast custard |
warm winter fruits |
honey-pecan butter |
cinnamon-maple syrup |
Directions:
1. Combine cherries, apple cider, and bourbon; let stand 30 minutes.
2. Working over a small bowl to catch juice, remove rind from orange, using a sharp paring knife or vegetable peeler. Cut pith away from rind. Finely chop rind. Squeeze juice from orange. Combine juice, chopped rind, 1 cup milk, 1/2 cup butter, and saffron in a saucepan; heat until butter melts, stirring occasionally. Cool to 120° to 130°.
3. Combine yeast and warm water in a 1-cup liquid measuring cup; let stand 5 minutes.
4. Combine flour, salt, and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Combine milk mixture, yeast mixture, and 3 eggs; stir well. Gradually add liquid mixture to flour mixture, beating at high speed of an electric mixer. Beat 2 additional minutes at medium speed. Stir in cherries and liquid.
5. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 45 minutes or until doubled in bulk. Stir batter well.
6. Spoon batter into a well-greased 9 x 5 x 3 loafpan. Cover and let rise in a warm place, free from drafts, 30 minutes or until almost doubled in bulk.
7. Bake at 400° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°, and bake 20 additional minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.
8. Cut loaf crosswise into 8 slices. Cut each slice in half diagonally. Dip each bread slice into French Toast Custard, coating well.
9. Arrange 8 half-slices of bread on a preheated greased griddle, and cook 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Repeat procedure with remaining bread slices, regreasing griddle, if needed.
10. Cut a slit in top of each piece of French toast within 1/2 of edge. Stuff each pocket with 2 tablespoons Warm Winter Fruits. Serve French toast with Honey-Pecan Butter, Cinnamon-Maple Syrup, and additional Warm Winter Fruits mixture.
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