Vanilla French Toast & Grapefruit Mimosa – Sunday Brunch

Lazy Sundays call for an equally lazy brunch. Vanilla french toast with a grapefruit mimosa takes mere minutes to make and score marks for being packed with flavour.

Ingredients (serves 2)

4 slices gluten free bread ( or any bread you have on hand)
4 tablespoons milk
2 eggs
pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 tablespoon butter (divide into two parts)

Instructions

In a small mixing bowl, whisk eggs, pinch of salt, vanilla extract, milk
Preheat oven to warm at 170 degrees
Dip bread into mixture, let it soak for 15 seconds on each side
Melt 1/2 teaspoon of butter in a nonstick pan, place 2 slices of bread at a time into the pan and cook until golden brown for approximately 2 to 3 minutes per side.
Repeat the above steps with the remaining slices and place in baking pan and in the oven to keep warm.

Ingredients for Grapefruit Mimosa (serves 2)

Prosecco
1 Grapefruit
2 flute glasses

Instructions

Chill glasses in freezer
Section grapefruit in half and juice each for a flute
Pour half the prosecco in glasses
Top with grapefruit juice

Serve french toast immediately with fruit or whipped cream, I love it with bananas. Drizzle lightly with maple syrup. My go-to maple syrup is Butternut Mountain Farm Vermont Pure Maple Syrup, you can get it at Whole Foods. Any other Pure Maple Syrup brand will be a great substitute.

Happy Sunday everyone – Bon Appétit!