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On a visit with my goddaughter Piper and her sisters Alden and Reilly, the girls surprised me one morning by making me their favorite version of French toast for breakfast - a "crunchy" French toast!
To make this French toast you first toast squares of bread lightly in the oven, then dip them in an egg-milk mixture, dredge them in crushed Corn Flakes, and bake them in the oven. It's the Corn Flakes that give this French toast its crunchy-ness.
The three sisters, ages 4, 7, and 9, did everything to prepare this meal, while I sat astounded, watching them, lifting not a finger to help.
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These little French toast squares were actually quite good, especially with butter and real maple syrup!
The recipe comes from a book they received for Christmas - Kitchen for Kids. Thank you girls! (More photos)
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Crunchy French Toast
Ingredients
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2 to 3 slices bread, cut into quarters
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1 cup cornflake cereal
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2 large eggs
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1/3 cup milk
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1/2 teaspoon all-purpose flour
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2 drops vanilla
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Butter
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Pancake syrup
Method
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Preheat oven, prepare baking sheet:
Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.
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Lightly toast bread in oven:
Put the bread pieces on a lined baking sheet into the warming oven (it does not need to be at full temperature) to toast lightly for 5 minutes. Cool the bread completely.
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Crush the Corn Flakes:
Seal the Corn Flakes in a heavy plastic bag. Crush them with a rolling pin to the size of rolled oats. Pour into a pie pan or a shallow dish. Set aside.
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Soak bread slices in egg mixture:
In a large bowl, whisk to mix the eggs, milk, flour and vanilla until blended. Be sure there are no lumps of unmixed flour. Pour into a pie pan or shallow dish. In batches, lay the bread pieces in the egg mix. Soak about 1 minute on each side in the egg mixture. Be careful not to rip the bread.
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Coat with crushed Cornflake crumbs:
Place the bread pieces in the cornflake crumbs. Coat both sides with the crumbs. Place on the lined baking sheet.
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Bake:
Bake at 400°F for 10 minutes on one side. Then flip over with tongs or a spatula and bake another 5 to 10 minutes, until the crumbs begin to turn brown.
Eat warm with butter and pancake syrup.
Elise Bauer
Adapted from a recipe in Kitchen for Kids: 100 Amazing Recipes Your Children Can Really Makeby Jennifer Low.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving) | |
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155 | Calories |
4g | Fat |
20g | Carbs |
8g | Protein |
Nutrition Facts | |
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Servings: 3 | |
Amount per serving | |
Calories | 155 |
% Daily Value* | |
Total Fat 4g | 6% |
Saturated Fat 2g | 8% |
Cholesterol 126mg | 42% |
Sodium 230mg | 10% |
Total Carbohydrate 20g | 7% |
Dietary Fiber 1g | 3% |
Total Sugars 4g | |
Protein 8g | |
Vitamin C 2mg | 10% |
Calcium 81mg | 6% |
Iron 4mg | 23% |
Potassium 128mg | 3% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. |