Cafe Aaliya Copycat French Toast Recipe
A Recipe by Lorraine Elliott
Makes 4 pieces of French toast
Preparation time: 10 minutes (plus freezing time)
Cooking time: 6 minutes
- 1 loaf of butter bread or milk bread (from Bread Top or 85C or an Asian bakery)
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- Non stick oil spray
- Maple syrup, lemon curd or jam to serve
I'm pretty sure you could do without a picture of a loaf of bread in my freezer. And yep that is a ziplock bag of frosting :)
Step 1 - Place the loaf in the freezer for 2-3 hours until it is frozen solid. This step isn't strictly necessary for the taste but it does give you that Cafe Aaliya perfect look.
Step 2 - When frozen take a large sharp knife and trim off the crusts (save all the offcuts for delicious buttery breadcrumbs). Then trim them to become small rectangles.
Step 3 - Whisk the egg yolks with the cream, milk and sugar. Dip the bread into the mixture and allow to absorb for 2 minutes. By this stage the bread will have defrosted-I froze mine overnight and it thawed really quickly.
Step 4 - Meanwhile heat a frypan or skillet on very high heat (8 or 9 out of 10) and spray with non stick oil. Using a lifter, remove the bread from the eggy mixture. Do not use fingers as you will make indents in the bread because it is so soft. I mean you could, but again you wouldn't get that perfect Cafe Aaliya look (can you see how obsessed I was at this point? This was my 6th loaf!).
Step 5 - Fry until the cut sides are browned and gently turn over. The inside will still be soft. Serve with cream and jam or maple syrup.