French t oast strata – Cuisinart Compact Digital Toaster Oven Broiler TOB-100 User Manual

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3

2 .

Combine the Crumb Topping ingr

edients in the work bowl of a food

processor fitted with the metal chopping blade

. Pulse 3 to 4 times, until

the mixture is just combined

. Reserve

. (Alter

natively, this topping can be

made by hand . Whisk the dry ingr

edients together, and then add the vanilla

and cubed butter . Mix together with hands, or a pastry blender

, until large

crumbs form .)

3 .

In a small bowl, mix together the flour, baking soda, and salt

. Reserve

.

4 .

Place the butter and sugar in a medium bowl and mix with a hand mixer until

light and fluffy

, about 1 minute . Add the egg and vanilla and beat until fully

combined . Add the r

eserved dry ingredients,

1

3

at a time, and the buttermilk,

1

3

at time, alternating between the two starting with the buttermilk and

ending with the dry ingredients

. Pour the batter into the pr

epared pan

. Cover

evenly with the reserved crumb topping

.

5 .

Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into

the cake comes out clean .

Nut

ritio

nal

inf

orma

tio

n p

er s

ervi

ng (

bas

ed

on 1

2 s

ervi

ngs

):

Cal

ori

es

212

(38

% fr

om

fat

) •

car

b. 3

0g

• p

ro.

3g

• fa

t 9g

• sa

t. f

at

6g

• ch

ol.

39m

g •

sod

. 12

9m

g •

cal

c. 1

3m

g •

fib

er

0g

french T

oast Strata

Give your family a new twist on French toast this weekend.

To save time, pr

epare the night befor

e and bake in the morning.

Makes 8 servings

nonstick cooking spray

4

large eggs

2

cups whole milk

1

cup heavy cream

1

tablespoon pure vanilla extract

1

3

cup maple syrup

2

teaspoons ground cinnamon

1

teaspoon ground nutmeg

¼

teaspoon sea or kosher salt

1

loaf (1 pound) challah bread, cut into ½-inch x 9-inch strips

2

tablespoons packed light brown sugar

, divided

2

tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces

1 .

Lightly coat a 9-inch square pan with nonstick cooking spray

.

2 .

Put the eggs, milk, cream, vanilla, syrup, spices and salt into a medium

mixing bowl . Whisk until completely combined

.

3 .

Tightly fit half of the challah bread strips into the bottom of the pr

epared

pan . Pour half of the egg mixtur

e on top and evenly dot with half of the

brown sugar

. Repeat with the r

emaining bread, laying the strips in the

opposite direction of the first layer

. Pour the r

emaining egg mixture on top,

dot with the remaining br

own sugar . Cover and chill in the r

efrigerator for at

least 2 hours, or overnight

.

4 .

Remove the strata from the r

efrigerator and bring to room temperatur

e .

Preheat the T

oaster Oven set to Bake at 350°F with the rack in position A .

Dot the top of the strata with the butter and loosely cover with aluminum

foil . Bake for about 15 minutes; r

emove foil and bake for an additional 10

minutes, or until the internal temperatur

e of the strata reaches 160°F

.

5 .

Remove and serve immediately .

Nutr

itio

nal

info

rm

atio

n p

er s

erv

ing

:

Cal

ori

es

420

(47

% fr

om

fat

) •

car

b. 4

4g

• p

ro.

11g

• fa

t 22

g •

sat

. fa

t 12

g

• ch

ol.

190

mg

• so

d. 4

30m

g •

cal

c. 1

77m

g •

fib

er

2g

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