Jam Jelly Doughnut French Toast
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Jam Jelly Doughnut French Toast
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French toast dressed up as a strawberry jam jelly doughnut! At 230 calories per serving it's so much healthier than Krispy Creme. And remember, it's french toast, so you can have dessert for breakfast!
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Ingredients
- 6 lices white sandwich bread , stale, 1.5cm/0.6" thick (see notes)
- 3 tbsp strawberry jam
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsp milk
- 2 tbsp butter
Instructions
- Optional: Cut the bread into rounds, as large as you can. See notes for tip.
- Spread 1 tbsp of strawberry jam into the middle of 3 of the rounds, leaving an edge of about 1cm / 1/4" so when you put the sandwich together, the jam does not ooze out of the side. (See photo below) Put sandwich together.
- Place egg and milk in a small bowl and beat lightly.
- Spread sugar on a small plate.
- Heat butter in large non stick pan over medium high heat.
- Quickly dip each side of a sandwich into the egg mixture, then roll the edge in the egg mixture as well. Then place in the pan. Repeat with remaining sandwiches.
- Cook each side for around 2 minutes, until a deep golden brown.
- Remove from the pan and immediately place on the plate with the sugar to coat each side and the edges. The faster you get it from the pan into the sugar, the better the sugar will stick.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
- French toast is always best made with stale bread because that way, the egg mixture does not soak into the bread (which makes it soggy on the inside).
- So the "doughnut" holds its shape and doesn't flop when you pick it up, it is best to use either thick slice sandwich bread or a block loaf you can cut into 1.5cm/0.6" slices. Also using stale bread helps keep it's shape.
- If you don't have stale bread on hand, just pop it in the toaster and lightly toast it. That will take the moisture out and make it like it is stale bread.
- I usually use a large tinned tomato can (empty and washed) to press rounds out of the bread. It's the perfect size for the bread I use. But the day I made this the loaf was smaller than usual so I had to cut it using a knife instead.
- You won't use all the sugar. But if you use less it is difficult to get an even coat.
- You need to use caster sugar which is a finely grained sugar. If you use normal sugar then the granules will be too large and won't stick to the french toast. The alternative to coating with sugar is to dust it with icing sugar. But you will need to wait until the french toast cools before doing this otherwise the icing sugar will just get absorbed.
- You can make these ahead about 4 hours, making them perfect for entertaining. They do not keep much longer than this because they start to sweat. I tried rolling them in sugar again but it didn't stick. Dusting with icing sugar also doesn't work because the sweat just absorbs it.
- Nutrition takes into account that though the recipe calls for 3 tbsp of sugar, only 1 1/2 tbsp (at most) actually sticks to the french toast.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
86g
Calories
233cal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
32.3g
(11%)
Protein
3.6g
(7%)
Fat
9.9g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
5.6g
(28%)
Cholesterol
76mg
(25%)
Sodium
202mg
(8%)
Potassium
46mg
(1%)
Sugar
5.4g
(11%)
Vitamin A
300IU
(6%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
0.9mg
(5%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 233 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 86g | |
| Calories | 233cal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 32.3g | 11% |
| Protein | 3.6g | 7% |
| Fat | 9.9g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 5.6g | 28% |
| Cholesterol | 76mg | 25% |
| Sodium | 202mg | 8% |
| Potassium | 46mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 5.4g | 11% |
| Vitamin A | 300IU | 6% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.9mg | 5% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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