Almond French Toast

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cups slivered almonds (can use more or less)
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half cream (or full-fat milk)
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1/8-1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 10 -12 slices thick french bread
• 3 tablespoons oil (more as needed)
• 4 tablespoons butter (more as needed)
• confectioners' sugar (optional)

Recipe

• 1 place the almonds in a small saucepan; toss occasionally until lightly browned (about 5-8 minutes) careful not to overbrown; set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half or milk (if using) flour, salt, baking powder, almond extract and vanilla.
• 3 soak the bread slices in the egg mixture until soaked.
• 4 place in a shallow glass dish.
• 5 cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate the bread slices for about 1 hour.
• 6 heat the oil and butter in a skillet (i do this on my large electric frypan).
• 7 doing one slice at a time, press one side of the soaked bread slice into the toasted almonds to coat.
• 8 fry the bread slices on both sides until golden.
• 9 sprinkle with confectioners sugar if desired.