Description
Bobby Flay’s bananas foster French toast combines caramelized bananas with rich vanilla-infused bread, creating a luxurious breakfast experience. Cinnamon, rum, and brown sugar elevate this New Orleans classic into a memorable morning indulgence you’ll want to savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 ½-inch slices challah bread
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup (120 ml) whole milk
- 2 firm bananas, sliced
- 4 tbsps (57 g) unsalted butter
- ¼ cup (50 g) light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp allspice
- Pinch salt
- Pinch cinnamon
- Unsalted butter, for frying
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Instructions
- Preparation: Calibrate oven to 250°F (120°C) to create a warming sanctuary for finished French toast pieces.
- Custard Creation: Whisk eggs, milk, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, and allspice in a shallow vessel until harmoniously blended, creating a rich soaking medium for bread.
- Bread Transformation: Immerse bread slices in custard mixture, allowing complete absorption for 5 minutes, flipping midway to ensure thorough saturation.
- Cooking Surface: Activate a sauté pan over medium heat, introducing butter and vegetable oil to generate a non-adhesive cooking environment.
- Toast Execution: Carefully transfer soaked bread to heated pan, achieving golden-brown perfection by cooking 2-3 minutes per side, maintaining crisp exterior and tender interior.
- Banana Foster Alchemy: Melt remaining butter in a separate saucepan, integrating brown sugar to craft a silky caramel foundation.
- Banana Infusion: Gently introduce banana slices into caramel, delicately coating and warming them until softened, then dust with an additional whisper of cinnamon.
- Plating Finale: Extract golden French toast from warming oven, lavishly crown with caramelized banana mixture, and serve immediately to capture peak flavor and texture.
Notes
- Soak Strategically: Let bread absorb egg mixture fully, flipping once to ensure even coating and maximum flavor infusion.
- Temperature Control: Maintain medium heat while cooking to achieve golden-brown exterior without burning the bread.
- Butter Balance: Use equal parts butter and oil to prevent burning and create a perfect crispy, non-stick surface.
- Warm Holding Trick: Utilize low-temperature oven to keep French toast crisp and warm while preparing remaining slices.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Desserts
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 250 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 43 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 180 mg