Brioche French toast with mascarpone and caramelised banana
A serious French toast: thick brioche soaked in spiced custard, fried in butter, plated with a generous spoon of cold mascarpone, banana caramelised in brown sugar, and the maple syrup of your choice. The breakfast you make when you want them to fall in love with you.
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The Method
6 steps-
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Whisk the eggs, milk, cream, caster sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a wide shallow bowl until smooth.
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2
Soak each brioche slice in the custard for 30 seconds a side. The bread should be heavy but not collapsing.
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Stir the lemon zest through the mascarpone, set aside.
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4
Heat half the butter in a large frypan over medium-low. Cook the French toast 2-3 minutes a side until deeply golden and the centre is set — keep the heat moderate so the inside has time to cook before the outside burns. Move to warm plates.
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Wipe the pan, add the rest of the butter, turn the heat up to medium-high. Sprinkle in the brown sugar, stir 30 seconds until just-melted. Add the bananas, cook 60 seconds a side, spooning the syrup over.
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Plate up: French toast on the bottom, a generous quenelle of lemony mascarpone, banana slices spilling across, the pan caramel poured over, maple syrup last.
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