Coconut French Toast With Rum Syrup
An Original Recipe by Not Quite Nigella
Serves 2
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4 slices stale bread
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2 extra large eggs or 3 small eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste
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1/3 cup milk
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2 tablespoons sugar
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1/4 cup dessicated or shredded coconut
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butter and oil for frying
Rum syrup
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1/2 cup white sugar
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4 tablespoons water
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1 tablespoon butter
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3 tablespoons rum
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract or paste
Step 1 - Beat eggs, milk, sugar, vanilla and coconut in a bowl. Heat frying pan with butter and oil on medium heat (I used 6 out of 10 on my hotplate. The oil is to ensure that the butter doesnt burn, the butter is for taste but use all oil if you would prefer. Dip the slices of bread into egg mixture and fry until caramelised and golden on both sides. Repeat with remaining slices and set aside.
Step 2 - Using the same frypan (you could use a new saucepan but I prefer to have less dishes to wash), add the water and sugar and simmer on medium heat until syrupy, about 2-3 minutes. Then add the butter, rum and vanilla extract and simmer for about 2-3 minutes more until thick and syrupy and the alcohol is cooked off. Serve with the French toast.
Personal Note
Dear Reader, I am a terrible sleeper. I wake up at the slightest noise and love to sleep long and deep so earplugs are my best friend. I love to sleep in on the weekend and if I have an early appointment, I am always slightly resentful. Even if it's something monumental, I'll still inwardly kvetch at the idea of rising early on a weekend.
So the Queen wants to meet me? "Humph, aren't we almost a republic?" I'd say. "I hope there are some sandwiches" I'll mutter to myself. I should add that apart from when I wake up, I try to conduct myself with alacrity but there is a time between waking and my first cup of tea where I am quite frankly quite surly ;)
So tell me Dear Reader, what time do you sleep in until on weekends?