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Apple Butter French Toast Recipe

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Mavis Diment of Marcus, Iowa, gives a special treatment in her baked French toast slices. She tops them with cinnamony apple butter and toasted slivered almonds for a pleasant sweetness and nutty crunch.

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Apple Butter French Toast Recipe

Prep: 10 min. + chilling Bake: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

10 30 40

Ingredients

6 slices French bread (1 inch thick)
3/4 cup egg substitute
2/3 cup fat-free milk
2 tablespoons thawed apple juice concentrate
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons slivered almonds, toasted
1/4 cup apple butter
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Place bread in a 9-in. square baking dish that has been coated with cooking spray. In a large bowl, combine egg substitute, milk, apple juice concentrate and vanilla. Pour over bread and turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight.
Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean and the edges are golden brown. Sprinkle with almonds. Combine apple butter and cinnamon; serve with French toast. Yield: 6 servings.

Editor's Note: This recipe was tested with commercially prepared apple butter.

Nutritional Facts 1 slice equals 154 calories, 3 g fat (0 saturated fat), 0.55 mg cholesterol, 224 mg sodium, 23 g carbohydrate, 0 fiber, 8 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Apple Butter French Toast in Quick Cooking November/December 1998, p49

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