Puffy French Toast
I rarely eat other breakfast foods besides the love of my life, the bagel. But when I travel to Florida, I always visit the Magic Kingdom and have a sweet filled breakfast at the Crystal Palace. Even though I’m an adult, I have no shame in eating breakfast with Winnie the Pooh and telling the world on my blog. ;) There is one sweet treat for breakfast at this restaurant that’s unlike anything I’ve ever eaten. The chefs cut up slices of bread, dip it into a batter and deep fry it. Then it’s rolled in cinnamon and sugar. Oh my word, I drool just thinking of their Puffy French Toast.
I bought a loaf of Hearty Wheat Bread with Flax. We don’t have this bread here and I haven’t eaten slices of store bought bread in forever. (I make my own bread) As soon as it arrived at my house, I knew right away that I needed to turn the bread into deep fried food bliss. See the words ”Heart Healthy” on the bread package? Yeah not so much after I’ve gotten a hold of this bread. ;)
When you eat the Puffy French Toast, you can’t even tell the sweet donut like pieces of french toast are made from wheat bread with flax. It’s so addictively good. You can roll them in cinnamon sugar or sprinkle the pieces with powdered sugar or my favorite, drizzle maple syrup over them. They taste just like the Crystal Palace’s Puffy French Toast but without Pooh. (wait that sounds weird…) I mean Winnie the Pooh. ;)
Recipe: Puffy French Toast
6 slices of bread
3/4 cup milk
1 large egg
2 Tablespoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon orange zest
1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 quart canola oil for frying
Cinnamon Sugar Mixture
1/2 cup sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Take 6 slices of bread. Cut each slice of bread diagonally into 4 pieces. Set aside.
In a large bowl mix together 3/4 milk, 2 Tablespoon of sugar, a large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt.
Add in 1 teaspoon of orange zest.
Whisk it together!
In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour and 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder. Whisk the dry ingredients into the wet slowly.
Take a piece of bread and dip it into the batter.
Flip it over and make sure all of the bread is covered with the batter.
Take it out and let any excess batter drip off of the bread.
Carefully place the bread into a large pot or dutch oven that’s been filled 2/3 of the way with oil. The oil should be at 350 degrees.
Once the side becomes golden brown, turn it over.
Remove the Puffy French Toast and drain in on a cooling rack with a baking sheet underneath.
Mix together 1/2 cup of sugar and 2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon.
Roll the Puffy French Toast in the cinnamon sugar.
Or you can dust the Puffy French Toast with powdered sugar or drizzle it with maple syrup.
Enjoy!