Easy 10-min. Hong Kong Style French Toast
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Easy 10-min. Hong Kong Style French Toast
Description
Hong Kong Style French Toast is made by creating a sandwich with three slices of square white bread, layering peanut butter between two of them, then trimming off the crusts for uniform shape. The sandwich is coated lightly in a smooth beaten egg mixture to provide a thin egg batter.
The sandwiches are cooked in vegetable oil over low to medium heat, frying each side until golden brown and crispy. This method results in a toasted outside with a soft, rich center from the peanut butter filling. The dish is finished with butter and a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk, adding extra sweetness and richness.
This preparation is a well-known Hong Kong café classic, served as a quick breakfast or snack. The sandwich’s balance of textures and flavors makes it a comforting and satisfying dish on its own or with light accompaniments.
Ingredients
- 6 pieces milk bread or any square shaped white bread
- 4 tablespoon peanut butter or sub with nutella, condensed milk or any nut butter of your choice, smooth
- 2 large egg beaten
- 1 cup vegetable oil or any neutral oil
Toppings:
- 2 tablespoon butter as needed
- sweetened condensed milk as needed, or sub with honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- For one sandwich, evenly spread a thin layer of peanut butter on two slices of the bread from edge to edge. Leave 1 slice of bread without peanut butter.
- Place the two slices with peanut butter on top of each other with the peanut butter facing upwards. Place the last slice on top and lightly push down so it sticks together as one sandwich. Repeat step 1 and 2 for the remaining slices of bread.
- Slice off the crusts of both sandwich with a bread knife to create a square.
- In a shallow bowl, beat the eggs until smooth.
- Lightly coat sandwiches in the beaten eggs. Don't over coat it or it'll get mushy and hard to handle.
- Rest the sandwiches vertically on a plate as you work on the next step.
- In a large heavy bottomed pan, heat vegetable oil over low-medium heat (level 4 out of 10 on the dial or around 300 F). Then carefully lower one sandwich into the hot oil.
- Fry on all sides until golden brown (30 seconds on the sides and 1-2 minutes on the larger surface areas). Repeat the frying process for the remaining sandwich. Enjoy hot with butter and condensed milk!
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 2toasts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 259 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 259kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 164mg | 55% |
| Sodium | 225mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 274mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 238IU | 5% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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