Eat french fries with my French ho. Make a ho dip like french toast.

[mosbolletjie (spiced brioche) french toast]

Ingredients

  • 4 large eggs
  • ½ cup fresh cream + extra for whipping
  • 1 shot of espresso or ½ cup of very strong coffee (cooled)
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 large 'mosbolletjie' or brioche loaf (cut in thick slices)
  • butter
  • honey or syrup
  • icing sugar
  • toasted pecan nuts

Method

  1. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, espresso/coffee, sugar, mixed spice and vanilla essence.
  2. Put a medium-sized pan, on medium heat and to it add 1 tsp of butter.
  3. Once the pan is hot and the butter has melted, soak each slice of bread in the egg mixture for no longer than 30 seconds (you can soak each side for 15 seconds).
  4. Allow the bread to fry and once golden brown, flip over to brown the other side.
  5. Repeat this process for all the slices.
  6. Serve warm with syrup, dust with icing sugar, add a dollop of whipped cream andfinish off with some toasted pecans.

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