Description
Honey butter toast elevates simple ingredients into a luxurious Korean-inspired treat that promises pure culinary magic. Sweet golden honey drizzles over crispy, buttery bread create an irresistible snack you cannot resist savoring.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 tbsps unsalted butter, softened
- 1 ½ tbsps honey
- 2 slices thick-cut bread (brioche, milk bread, or Texas toast)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- Pinch of salt
- Optional toppings: vanilla ice cream, 1 scoop; whipped cream, 2 tbsps; berries, ¼ cup; additional honey, 1 tbsp; cinnamon sugar, 1 tsp
Instructions
- Preparation: Adjust oven rack to middle position and warm to 375F (190C). Arrange parchment paper on baking sheet for smooth release.
- Honey Butter Blend: Whisk softened butter, honey, vanilla extract, and salt into a silky, uniform mixture that will infuse rich flavor throughout the toast.
- Toast Scoring: Carefully create intricate diagonal cuts across bread surface, ensuring knife penetrates halfway through to allow maximum honey butter absorption.
- Butter Application: Generously lavish the honey butter mixture over toast, deliberately pushing the blend into scored channels for maximum flavor penetration.
- Baking Process: Slide prepared toast into preheated oven, allowing 10-12 minutes of transformative cooking where bread edges crisp and surface turns golden amber. Optional: For heightened caramelization, activate broiler function for an additional 1-2 minutes, monitoring closely to prevent burning.
Notes
- Ensure butter is genuinely softened, not melted, for the perfect creamy honey butter spread that integrates smoothly into bread cuts.
- Make shallow, precise criss-cross cuts to maximize honey butter absorption without compromising bread structure, creating delicious pockets of flavor.
- When using the optional broil step, stay near the oven and monitor toast closely to prevent burning, as golden-brown can quickly turn to charred.
- Choose slightly thicker, sturdy bread like brioche or challah for better structural integrity and richer taste when toasted, avoiding thin, flimsy slices that might become too crispy.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg