Simnel cake French toast

Name: Simnel cake French toast
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 50 g (2oz) unsalted butter; almond extract, to taste; 1 tbsp. icing sugar, plus extra for dusting; 3 large eggs; 175 mL (6 fl oz) single cream; 2 tbsp. caster sugar; 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg; 2 tsp. mixed spice; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 8 slices raisin bread (we used Warbuton's); 2 tbsp. butter; maple syrup or honey, to serve; streaky bacon, to serve, optional

By The Good Housekeeping Cookery TeamUpdated: 07 February 2020

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Our French toast recipe combines all the flavours of Simnel cake, all-spice, nutmeg and vanilla, with raisin bread - making it the perfect Easter breakfast.

You can use your favourite fruit bread for this recipe – just make sure it’s not too thickly sliced, or the centre won’t soak up the delicious egg mixture.

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Yields:

4 serving(s)

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

15 mins

Total Time:

30 mins

Cal/Serv:

581

Ingredients

For the almond butter

50 g
(2oz) unsalted butter
almond extract, to taste
1 Tbsp.
icing sugar, plus extra for dusting

For the French toast

3
large eggs
175 ml
(6 fl oz) single cream
2 Tbsp.
caster sugar
1/4 tsp.
ground nutmeg
2 tsp.
mixed spice
1 tsp.
vanilla extract
8 slices raisin bread (we used Warbuton's)
2 Tbsp.
butter
maple syrup or honey, to serve
streaky bacon, to serve, optional

Directions

1. Step 1
  Preheat oven to 130°C (110°C fan) mark ½, and put a wire rack over a baking tray. To make the almond butter, beat the softened butter with a drop of almond extract and the icing sugar. Set aside.
2. Step 2
  In a shallow dish (that will fit 2 slices of bread snugly), combine eggs, cream, sugar, spices and vanilla. Put 2 slices of bread into the soaking dish, then turn to soak the other side (don’t keep in the egg mixture for too long).
3. Step 3
  Melt ½tbsp plain butter over a medium heat in a large frying pan. Fry bread for 3min, then turn over and fry for a further 2min so it is golden on both sides. Transfer toast to the wire rack and put into the oven to keep warm while you repeat the process with the remaining slices of bread and the plain butter. Serve French toast with a spoonful of almond butter, a drizzle of maple syrup and streaky bacon, if you like.