Hasselback Baked French Toast
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Hasselback Baked French Toast
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A french toast bake unlike any other! Using baguettes (french stick bread) soaked in an egg mixture, this comes out golden and crusty on the outside and custardy on the inside. When you serve it, it fans out like hasselback potatoes which make perfect crevices to pour maple syrup into!
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Ingredients
- 1 baguette / french stick , 60 cm / 2 feet long (Note 1)
Egg Mixture
- 5 eggs
- 1 1/3 cup milk (preferably whole fat but low fat works just fine)
- 1/4 tsp salt
Butter Mixture
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract or essence (optional)
Toppings (not optional!)
- icing sugar (confectionary sugar)
- maple syrup
Instructions
- Cut the french stick loaf into 3 equal pieces.
- Cut slices into each piece around 1.5cm / 0.5" thick almost through to the base (like hasselback potatoes / classic garlic bread).
- Place the Egg Mixture into a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Place the Egg Mixture and bread into a ziplock bag or plastic bag. Remove as much air as you can and seal. Set aside for at least 1 hour (or overnight), turning once or twice, or until most of the Egg Mixture has been soaked up by the bread. (Note 1)
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
- Place the bread into a baking dish (22 x 22 cm / 8 x 8"), cut side up.
- Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Place the Butter Mixture into a small saucepan over medium heat. Heat until melted and combined, stirring occasionally. You could do this in the microwave too - around 2 x 30 second bursts, stirring in between.
- Remove the french toast from the oven. Pour the butter mixture over the french toast and return to oven. Bake for a further 5 to 10 minutes or until golden and crispy on top.
- Remove from oven and let it rest for 5 minutes.
- Sift over icing sugar (confectioners sugar) and serve with maple syrup.
Notes
- If you are only leaving it aside to absorb the egg mixture for the minimum 1 hour and you live in a cool climate area, then it is fine to leave out at room temperature. But if it is warm where you are or if you are leaving it overnight, then store it in the refrigerator.
- Nutrition assumes 6 servings. In my house, it serves 4 (calories per serving = 330 calories).
Nutrition Information
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Serving
127g
Calories
223cal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
19.4g
(6%)
Protein
8.3g
(17%)
Fat
12.7g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
6.8g
(34%)
Cholesterol
161mg
(54%)
Sodium
334mg
(14%)
Potassium
121mg
(3%)
Sugar
10.1g
(20%)
Vitamin A
450IU
(9%)
Calcium
100mg
(10%)
Iron
1.4mg
(8%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4- 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories 223 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 127g | |
| Calories | 223cal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 19.4g | 6% |
| Protein | 8.3g | 17% |
| Fat | 12.7g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6.8g | 34% |
| Cholesterol | 161mg | 54% |
| Sodium | 334mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 121mg | 3% |
| Sugar | 10.1g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 450IU | 9% |
| Calcium | 100mg | 10% |
| Iron | 1.4mg | 8% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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