A perfect twist on a classic dish! When the pumpkin is really at the peak of the season then it has this beautiful taste that can refine even the most simple dishes. So take your pumpkin spice latte in one hand and a plate full of pumpkin french toast with maple syrup to make a perfect start to your fall day.
It's also perfect to surprise your family during the Christmas holidays.
Useful ingredient information:
Pumpkin filling
Either you can use a can of pumpkin flesh or if you prefear to do it yourself like me. Just slice up a small hokaido pumkin the night before and add it with 2 tsp of neutral oil for 15-20 minutes into you oven on 180°C. Let it cool over night.
Ingredients: (5 toast)
100g of pumpkin filling
2 Eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla sugar
pinch of nutmeg
pinch of cinnamon
pinch of clove powder
5 toast slices
butter for frying
Lets start cooking:
Take all slices of toast out of the bag, so that they lose a little moister
In a blender, place the 100g of pumpkin and the eggs blend thill smooth
Transfer everything into a wide bowl
Now start incorporating milk and spices into the mixture
Each of the toast slices should sit 30 seconds in the mix until the soaked up quite a bit of liquid
In a pan melt some butter and start frying the toast until it is golden-brown on both sides
Serve with some maple syrup and a slice of butter
Enjoy!