Apple Pie French Toast

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 4 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice, or as needed (optional)
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 1/2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 9 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 loaf thick-cut bread
• 1/2 cup frozen butter

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• place apples in a bowl and drizzle with lemon juice to keep from browning.
• melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat; remove from heat. stir flour into melted butter until smooth. return saucepan to low heat; stir in brown sugar, sugar, and water until sugars dissolve and mixture is smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. increase heat to medium; cook and stir mixture until boiling. reduce heat to low and add apples. simmer mixture until apples are cooked but slightly tender, 20 to 25 minutes.
• preheat griddle to 325 degrees f (165 degrees c).
• whisk eggs, milk, cinnamon, and vanilla extract together in a bowl. dip bread slices into egg mixture until completely coated.
• grease heated griddle with frozen butter. cook dipped bread slices on the hot buttered griddle until browned, 2 to 3 minutes per side. repeat with remaining frozen butter and dipped bread. serve french toast with apple mixture ladled over top.