Wheat Free, Gluten Free French Toast with Sauteed Apples & Agave
Gigi's Wheat & Gluten Free French Toast Recipe
Gigi is 6 years old, and one hell of a little chef!
6 slices of Light Tapioca bread
2 eggs- (we like the organic-omega 3 eggs)
1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup milk (we use goat or rice)
1/4 cup Greek Strained (Fage) Yogurt
pinch cinnamon
Tsp lemon zest
1/2 fresh lemon
1 Tbl spoon Agave (and a bit more for bread)
2 small or 1 large Fuji Apple
2 thin round cuts of pineapple
4 tabs of organic butter
Hand beat eggs (with a fork), then add cream, milk, cinnamon & yogurt to eggs, continue beating until combined.. 20 or so odd seconds, and let stand.
Slice apples (you can leave the skin on or off- up to you). Get your skillet nice and hot- medium/high add your 2 tabs of butter. Once butter is melted (be careful not to burn the butter, you'll burn out all the yummy fatty milk solids) add apple slices. You need to stand watch over this process, burnt apples suck. When apples are a light brown, add the Agave (to taste.. we use the full Tbl spoon) incorporate into apples, and let them go until they are caramelized (3-5 minute process) squeeze a bit of fresh lemon into apples right at the last second. Push apples to the far side of pan, add a bit more butter (to already hot pan), add pineapple rounds & a bit more agave. Seer until caramelized (about 1 minute). Use the same pan for the french toast, reserving all the yummy bits from the fruit.
Give your batter a quick beat & add the lemon zest, then begin dipping your bread. Be careful with the Tapioca, corn or rice breads, they fall apart easily. I dip them once on each side, and give them a quick poke in the middle to assure they are moist enough. Add your remaining butter to your hot pan (med/high heat), and get your bread going. Once both sides are browned, add a nice drizzle of Agave to one side, then turn it over to caramelize the sugars on the bread (5-10 seconds).
Plate: french toast, apples, french toast- on a slant, then garnish with your caramelized pineapple round. **warm 100% maple syrup is the best, with applewood smoked bacon! YUM!
Go, eat french toast, be merry and stuff your face!
Gigi would like to remind all of you, that she is the best cooker's Daughter!
Labels: Agave-Apple-Saute, French-Toast, Gluten-Wheat-Free-Recipe
