Gil's Brioche French Toast

Name: Gil's Brioche French Toast
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 454 grams rectangular brioche bread; 1 Tbsp confectioners sugar (optional); 6 eggs; 473 milliliters heavy cream, divided; 710 milliliters fresh strawberries, hulled, divided; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional); 2 Tbsps water

Gil's Brioche French Toast might be just the American recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. This morn meal has 907 calories, 23g of protein, and 60g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 35 minutes. Head to the store and pick up heavy cream, vanillan extract, strawberries, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Place a metal mixing bowl and beaters from an electric mixer into the freezer to chill. Trim the end crusts from the brioche bread, and slice the loaf in half; cut each half in half again (4 pieces), and cut each quarter in half to total 8 pieces of brioche.

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Brioche

Bread

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Hand Mixer

Mixing Bowl

Place 2 cups of strawberries and the water into a saucepan over medium-high heat; cover the pan, and bring to a simmer. Gently steam the berries until they release their juice, about 5 minutes.

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Strawberries

Berries

Juice

Water

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Sauce Pan

Frying Pan

Beat 1 cup of heavy cream, vanilla extract, and confectioners' sugar together with electric mixer in chilled metal bowl with the chilled beaters until the cream forms soft peaks; set aside.

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Powdered Sugar

Vanilla Extract

Cream

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

Whisk the eggs and remaining 1 cup cream together in a large bowl, and place the bread pieces into the mixture, spooning the cream over the bread to coat. Allow to stand for 5 minutes.

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Bread

Cream

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat until fragrant, and lay the coated brioche pieces into the skillet. Cook until the French toast is golden brown, about 3 minutes per side.

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Brioche

Butter

Toast

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Frying Pan

To serve, place 2 pieces of French toast onto a plate, overlapping slightly. Ladle cooked strawberries and their juice over the French toast, and top with a generous dollop of whipped cream. Top the cream with several fresh strawberries.

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Whipped Cream