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Hawaiian French Toast Sticks
Recipe courtesy Buttermilk Truck, 2011
- Total Time:
- 2 hr 20 min
- Prep:
- 15 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- 2 hr |
- Cook:
- 5 min
- Level:
- Easy
- Yield:
- 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients
- 1 loaf Hawaiian bread (Portuguese sweet bread)
- Canola oil, for frying
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup half-and-half
- 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch ground nutmeg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- Pinch salt
- Syrup, for serving
Directions
Cut the bread into 2-by-4-by-1/2-inch sticks and dry for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Heat the oil in a fryer to 350 degrees F.
In a bowl, whisk together the eggs, half-and-half, 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon, vanilla, baking powder and nutmeg until all the ingredients are incorporated and the batter is fluffy. In another bowl, mix together the flour, remaining 2 teaspoons cinnamon, sugar and salt. Dip the bread into the batter and then into the flour mixture. Fry about 2 minutes per side. Serve with syrup of choice.
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