The BEST Brioche French Toast

Brioche is the best bread for making French toast; crisping to a rich golden brown and laced with the perfect balance of flavors.

The BEST Brioche French Toast

Sundays are our day to have a leisurely breakfast and I've been making this Brioche French toast for years.  It's one the whole family loves and it's my go to recipe when we have guests over.  The aroma of vanilla and cinnamon fills the kitchen while the toast is cooking and will have everyone gathering around the table.

Brioche is a rich, tender bread filled with butter and eggs.  It makes for a rich French toast which is the BEST I've had.  Spice it with vanilla and cinnamon and this is heaven on a plate.

Enjoy!

What Ingredients do I need?

• Brioche bread - a French bread recipe made with eggs and butter.  Can be found in the grocery store.

• eggs

• milk

• pure vanilla extract

• cinnamon

• sugar

Substitutions and Variations

• Milk - can substitute cream for a richer flavor or use 2% milk for a lighter (less fat) in calorie dish

• Milk substitutes - almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk will work as well.

• Sugar - any sugar or sugar substitute will work with this recipe.

• Bread substitutes - while this dish is best with Brioche bread you can use your favorite bread but it won't likely be as decadent or rich.

Kitchen Tips and Notes

• I use a pie plate or a breading dish like this one to mix up my custard for dipping.

• How to top French toast:  butter, maple syrup, fresh berries (strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, or a mixture) Honey, whipped cream, Nutella, or powdered sugar.

• Board or buffet style:  place toppings in small bowls and serve alongside the French toast and some bacon or sausage.

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The BEST Brioche French Toast

serves 4

8 slices brioche bread

3 large eggs
3/4 cup milk
1 Tablespoon granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Toppings Optional: maple syrup, butter, whipped cream, fresh berries

Preheat a skillet or griddle over medium low heat.

Whisk eggs in a shallow bowl or pie plate.  Add milk, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon whisking to combine.

Add butter or cooking spray to the pan.  Dip a slice of bread in to the egg wash and allow it to soak up the mixture for 5 seconds per side.  Add the bread to the pan and cook until golden brown about 3 minutes, then flip and cook on the other side another 3 minutes.  

Repeat with the remaining bread slices.  Serve warm with desired toppings.

Lemon Chili Avocado Toast

What do you do when it's raining Avocados?  Make my Lemon Chili Avocado Toast of course!  With only 4 ingredients you'll have a jump start to your day.

 

Lemon Chili Avocado Toast

It's avocado season in California and we have some of the best avocados anywhere with a buttery smooth and creamy texture.  They can be used in so many dishes from salads, to toppings for soup, tacos, in salsas, and for breakfast on toast.  

My Lemon Chili Avocado Toast is full of flavor and you only need 4 ingredients.  The lemon and chili bring a flavor pop to the dish and compliment the avocado.  The best eye opening dish that's simple to make.  I used toasted sourdough as my base but choose your favorite bread.

Let's do breakfast!

What Ingredients do I need?

• Sourdough bread

• Avocados - Hass are a good choice

• lemon

• chili flakes

• Pantry Staples:  salt & pepper

Substitutions and Variations

• Bread - choose your favorite bread.  Multi-grain, wheat or Italian country are all good choices

• Adjust the heat - use just a pinch of chili flakes for mild heat or add more if you like it hot

 

Kitchen Tips and Notes

• Avocados - there are several varieties of avocado and any of them will work.  I tend to prefer Hass which are small and dark with bumpy skins.  They have a little more buttery fat and aren't watery.

• Best eaten right away - avocados tend to brown with exposure to air so eating all the the avocado mixture right away is suggested.  The lemon will deter the browning but will not last as leftovers in the refrigerator.

• Toast your bread well so it hold up to the avocado mixture and doesn't get soggy.  Use a toaster, toaster oven, or toast/broil in the oven.

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Lemon Chili Avocado Toast

serves 2

1 ripe avocado, halved and pitted
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 sliced of sourdough bread
1/2 teaspoon dried chili flakes

Cut the avocado lengthwise around the pit.  Twist the top half off the bottom.  Take a chef's knife and chop the pit so the blade sticks into it.  Twist the blade to remove the pit.  Scoop out the flesh in to a bowl.  Add the lemon juice, salt and pepper.  Mash with a fork and combine.

Toast bread then spread each slice with avocado mixture.  Serve. 

adapted from:  The Quick Fix Six

Spring Fling: Blackberry Swirl Muffins with Crumb Topping - Small Batch

Fresh hot muffins swirled with a blackberry syrup and topped with a streusel topping make these spring muffins crave worthy!

 

Blackberry Swirl Muffins with Crumb Topping

I love when Spring arrives and all the berries are bursting with flavor.  I end up buying berries every week for yogurt parfaits, toppings for waffles, tossing in salads, and addition to muffins.  This week I made a blackberry syrup that I swirled in to my base muffin recipe for a different take on a fruit laden muffin.  If this wasn't decadent enough I added a streusel topping which took it to the next level.

These muffins are so good you are gonna crave them!  Laced with a little cinnamon that totally compliments the blackberries these muffins will bring you warmth and comfort.  This is another small batch of 6 so double the recipe if you want 12 muffins.

Enjoy!

What Ingredients do I need?

• fresh blackberries

• eggs

• low-fat milk

• canola oil

• all purpose flour

• sugar or sugar alternative if using (for Keto, low carb)

• baking powder

• salt

• brown sugar

• cinnamon

• butter

Substitutions and Variations

• Use white whole wheat flour in place of the all purpose flour

• Make mini muffins or small loaves instead

• Doing a Keto diet or want lower carb? Use an alternative sugar of you choice as a substitute. I like King Arthur's sugar alternative.

• Any add-ins (shredded coconut, walnuts, pecans, granola) will work.

Kitchen Tips and Notes

• 1st rule of thumb when making muffins is "do not overmix" the batter.  You want it batter to just come together.  Little spots of flour is okay.

• To get high muffin tops turn your oven up to 400 degrees.

• Make sure you are using fresh baking powder.  To test put 1/2 teaspoon into 1/4 cup of boiling water.  If it bubbles, you are good.

• Double the recipe for 12 muffins.

• Muffins can be frozen individually and kept for 3 months.

• Fill the muffin tin almost to the top for nice big domed muffins.

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Blackberry Swirl Muffins with Crumb Topping

Makes 6

Blackberry swirl:

1 cup fresh blackberries

1 teaspoon granulated sugar

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Muffins:
1 egg
1/2 cup 2% milk
1/4 cup canola oil
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar or sugar substitute
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Crumb Topping:

1/6 cup packed light brown sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

2 Tablespoon butter, melted

1/3 cup flour

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a 6 well muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. 

In a small saucepan over medium-high heat add blackberries, sugar, and cinnamon.  Stir mixture until the blackberries cook down and get syrupy, mashing the blackberries with a spoon as they cook about 5 min. Set aside and allow to cool. 

In a medium bowl add all the crumb topping ingredients and use your fingers to mix together until crumbly.  Set aside.

In a large bowl add the egg, milk, and oil. Mix together using a whisk.

Add the flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.   Stir just until combined.  Do not over mix.  

Using a cookie scoop, add batter to a muffin tin to make 6 muffins.  Add one teaspoon of the blackberry swirl to each top and swirl in the batter with a toothpick.  Sprinkle each muffin with the streusel topping.  (You may have leftover blackberry swirl and streusel topping.)  Bake 18-20 minutes until golden brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool 5-10 minutes in the tin. Remove from the pan and serve.